Can a Partner-Powered program tame high blood pressure?
NCT ID NCT07760350
First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tests a 6-session lifestyle program for people with high blood pressure, where each participant brings a supportive partner. The program covers heart-healthy habits like diet, exercise, stress management, and sleep, along with communication skills to help partners support each other. Researchers will see if the program is feasible and acceptable in real-world primary care settings, and whether it helps participants make positive changes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A 6-session behavioral intervention covering diet, physical activity, stress management, sleep, substance cessation, and medication adherence, delivered with a supportive partner.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer a practical, partner-supported approach to help people with high blood pressure adopt heart-healthy habits and improve blood pressure control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study focused on feasibility, not effectiveness. Results may not generalize, and the program's impact on blood pressure is not yet established.
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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 85 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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: * Diagnosed with hypertension and/or taking blood pressure lowering medications * willing to invite a supportive partner to participate for the duration of the study including an enrollment and baseline measurement visit, up to 6 intervention visits, and a post-intervention measurement visit. Exclusion Criteria: * untreated serious mental illness or cognitive decline that would limit ability to provide informed consent
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Conditions
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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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Department of Family & Community Medicine; University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35205, United States
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