Mail-Order heart screening could save thousands – but does it work?
NCT ID NCT07614659
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing whether a home-based screening kit can identify hidden heart risks better than standard doctor visits. 45,000 adults in Sweden aged 50-75 will either receive a home blood pressure monitor, a finger-prick blood test, and a health questionnaire, or continue with usual care. The goal is to see if home screening leads to more people starting preventive medications and fewer heart attacks or strokes over 10 years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Home-based multimodal cardiovascular screening (blood pressure monitor, dried blood spot test, digital questionnaire)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simple home screening helps catch hidden heart risks early and prevents heart attacks and strokes in middle-aged and older adults.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large but early-stage trial; results won't be known for years. Home screening may not reduce heart events if people don't follow up or if usual care is already effective.
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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 45,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2037
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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50 to 75 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: * Resident in Region Uppsala, Sweden * Turning 50, 55, 60, 65, 70 or 75 years during recruitment period * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent * Protected identity
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Uppsala University Hospital
RECRUITINGUppsala, 751 85, Sweden
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