Can stories lower blood pressure? new trial tests storytelling for hypertension control
NCT ID NCT06893198
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether interactive storytelling modules can help adults in a large Vietnamese city better control their high blood pressure. Seven hundred participants with uncontrolled hypertension will receive the storytelling intervention or usual care. The goal is to see if culturally sensitive stories can motivate behavior changes and improve blood pressure levels.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- storytelling intervention
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a low-cost, culturally tailored way to help people manage high blood pressure in urban communities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial. Success depends on participants' engagement and long-term adherence, and results may not apply to other settings.
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Study facts
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- 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 700 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2029
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
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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged ≥18 years old; * Presence of uncontrolled HTN (systolic BP ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥ 90 mmHg) according to JNC-8; * Willing to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Participation in another study on hypertension; * Pregnant; * Advanced cognitive impairment; * Previous exposure to storytelling modules; * Participant family member; * Participant in intervention development.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Health Strategy and Policy Institute
Hanoi, Vietnam, 10000, Vietnam
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