New computer tool aims to tame uncontrolled high blood pressure
NCT ID NCT07218198
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a clinical decision support tool, embedded in electronic medical records, helps doctors prescribe more effective blood pressure medications. About 168 adults with uncontrolled hypertension will be enrolled. The main goal is to see if the tool leads to lower blood pressure after 4 weeks compared to usual care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Clinical decision support tool
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could help doctors more effectively lower blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled hypertension, improving long-term heart health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (168 participants) testing a tool, not a new drug. The tool may not significantly improve blood pressure control in real-world settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 168 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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Dec 2027
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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1. Men and women 18 years of age or older 2. Electronic Health Record (EHR) of hypertension AND prescribed at least one BP lowering medication 3. Office systolic BP of 130 mmHg or higher 4. Willing and able to comply with the study instructions AND attend a scheduled study visit Exclusion Criteria: 1. Women who are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding 2. Know heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and a left ventricular ejection fraction of less than 40% 3. End-stage kidney disease currently undergoing renal replacement therapy, or an eGFR \< 15ml/min/1.73m2 4. In the opinion of the investigator, any other condition that will preclude participation in the study
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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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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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