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Loved ones may be key to better blood pressure control

NCT ID NCT06854926

Disease control Sponsor: National Cheng-Kung University Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether support from a significant other—like a spouse or family member—can help people with hypertension follow their medication and lifestyle recommendations. 133 participants and their significant others took part. The significant others used strategies like reminders, goal-setting, encouragement, and feedback to help the patient. The study compared this approach to usual care to see if it improved medication adherence and healthy behaviors.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
behavioral intervention: support from significant others (warning, goal-setting, encouragement, feedback)
What this could lead to
If it works, this approach could help people with hypertension better manage their condition through simple support from loved ones.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study with no phase designation. The results may not apply to all patients, and the effect depends heavily on the willingness and ability of significant others to provide consistent support.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

133 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2025

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Be diagnosed with Hypertension * Patients with Hypertension those who accompanied with their significant other * Clear consciousness and able to communicate with Mandarine or Taiwanese * Willing to participate in this project * Bring their own blood pressure monitor * Currently taking at least one Western antihypertensive medication once/day Exclusion Criteria: * Without taking any medication of hypertension * Acute medical issue * Be diagnosed with Cognitive deficiency * Currently join another research

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hypertensive disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Hypertension Significant others

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • National Cheng Kung University Hospital

    Tainan, 704, Taiwan

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