New program aims to tackle high blood pressure and cholesterol in At-Risk communities
NCT ID NCT06062394
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program designed to help people with high blood pressure and high cholesterol lower their risk of heart disease. About 1,980 adults from Penn Medicine primary care clinics in West/Southwest Philadelphia and Lancaster will take part. The program uses tools and behavior change strategies to improve blood pressure and cholesterol levels over 6 months.
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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 1,980 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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35 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * On the Penn Medicine Primary Care Service Line registry * Last 2 Blood Pressure readings with Systolic Blood Pressure \>=140 from any outpatient encounter in the last 12 months AND * ASCVD dx OR ASCVD risk score ≥10% OR Diabetes dx OR A1c ≥6.5 in last year OR Diabetes registry OR Last LDL ≥190 in past five years AND * Not on a statinor PCSK9, Inclisiran OR on a Low-intensity/moderate-intensity statin) with LDL \>100 Exclusion Criteria: * Patients on PCSK9 inhibitors * Documented statin allergy/ or intolerance in the EMR * Pregnancy * Breast feeding * Markedly shortened life expectancy including: 1. metastatic cancer 2. hospice 3. End Stage Renal Disease 4. Congestive Heart Failure 5. Dementia * Is a non-English speaker requiring a translator * Patients who do not have a cell phone
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Penn Medicine
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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