Community health workers take on high blood pressure in nepal
NCT ID NCT06081010
First seen Feb 01, 2026 · Last updated Jun 20, 2026 · Updated 21 times
Summary
This study tests whether trained community health workers can help people in Nepal prevent and control high blood pressure. Over 3,500 participants with high blood pressure will receive home visits and group counseling from health workers. The goal is to see if this approach lowers blood pressure better than standard care alone.
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What this could mean
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Active substance
Community health worker-led counseling and home visits
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that community health workers can effectively help control high blood pressure in low-resource settings, potentially reducing heart disease and stroke.
What could go wrong
This is an implementation study, not a drug trial, so results may vary by community. The study is also limited to one region in Nepal, so findings may not apply elsewhere.
Conditions
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