Nurse-Led program tackles high blood pressure in HIV patients
NCT ID NCT04704336
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program where HIV nurses were trained to also manage high blood pressure in people living with HIV. The goal was to see if this approach could lower blood pressure over 12 months. The study involved 830 adults at 30 primary health centers in Lagos, Nigeria.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- task-shifting strategy for hypertension control (TASSH) protocol
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could improve blood pressure control in people with HIV using existing clinic staff, without needing extra doctors.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed implementation study, not a drug trial. Results may not apply to other settings or populations, and long-term benefits are not yet known.
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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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830 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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 to 85 years
- 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: * Be an adult aged 18 years and older. * Attends one of the 30 HIV clinics. * Have a diagnosis of HTN with uncontrolled blood pressure, i.e. BP is 140-179/90-100 mm Hg. * Ability to provide consent. Exclusion Criteria: * BP\>180/110 mm Hg; * history of chronic kidney disease, heart disease, diabetes or stroke, pregnancy * Inability to provide informed consent. * Refusal to participate in the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR)
Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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Saint Louis University (SLU)
St Louis, Missouri, 63103, United States
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