Croatia launches large blood pressure Check-Up study
NCT ID NCT07670741
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study will check blood pressure and ask about health habits in 500 adults who attend free public health screenings in Croatia. Researchers want to see how many people have high blood pressure, how many know they have it, and how many are taking medicine for it. No treatments or drugs are given—this is just a fact-finding mission to understand community health better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could reveal how common high blood pressure is in the community and how well it is being managed, pointing to areas for better public health efforts.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with no treatment, so it cannot prove what works. Results may not apply to other countries or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adults aged 18 years or older who voluntarily attend community-based public health blood pressure screening campaigns in Croatia and provide informed consent for participation. Participants may include individuals with or without previously diagnosed hypertension and with or without current antihypertensive treatment. The study population will be recruited from the general adult population attending public health screening activities.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older * Voluntary attendance at a community-based public health blood pressure screening campaign * Ability to understand the study information * Signed informed consent for participation in the baseline observational study Exclusion Criteria: * Age under 18 years * Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent * Incomplete baseline blood pressure data preventing assessment of the primary outcome * Acute medical condition requiring immediate emergency evaluation before completion of study procedures, at the discretion of the research team
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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General Hospital Dr. Josip Bencevic
Slavonski Brod, Brod-Posavina County, 35000, Croatia
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