Home BP checks could spot teen hypertension more easily
NCT ID NCT05552547
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether home blood pressure monitoring can reliably diagnose high blood pressure in African American teenagers, who are at higher risk. Researchers will compare home readings to the gold standard 24-hour ambulatory monitoring in 750 teens. The goal is to find a simpler, more accurate way to catch high blood pressure early.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Home Blood Pressure Machine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simpler, more convenient way to diagnose high blood pressure in teens, especially in high-risk groups.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early diagnostic study, not a treatment trial. The home method may not match the accuracy of 24-hour monitoring, and results may not apply to other groups.
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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 750 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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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13 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Self-identify or identified by a parent as African-American or of partly African American ancestry Exclusion Criteria: * Prior hypertension diagnosis * Prescribed BP medication * History of congenital heart disease * History of solid organ transplant * Prescribed and using stimulants and other medications on a regular basis known to raise blood pressure such as testosterone and nicotine replacement
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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