New program aims to tackle high blood pressure in HIV patients
NCT ID NCT05459077
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a program to help people with HIV who also have high blood pressure stick to their medication. Participants will get educational materials, a home blood pressure monitor, and regular check-ins with a nurse. The goal is to see if this approach is practical and helpful for lowering blood pressure and reducing heart risks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- educational materials and home blood pressure monitoring
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple, nurse-supported program that helps people with HIV better control their blood pressure and reduce heart disease risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to larger populations. The program relies on self-reporting, which may not be fully accurate.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- 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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18 years and older
- 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: Aims 1A and 1B * Age ≥18 years * Confirmed HIV+ diagnosis * Undetectable HIV viral load: defined as the most recent HIV viral load \<200 copies/mL checked within the past year (assessed via chart abstraction) * Hypertension diagnosis in medical records * Taking an antihypertensive medication * Receiving care at the Duke HIV clinic Aim 2 * HIV providers including infectious disease physicians, internists or advance practice practitioners who have a patient pool of PLWH under their care in the last 6 months. Aim 3A * Stakeholders composed of willing participants recruited from the Duke ID clinic and may include, HIV providers, clinic directors, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, people living with HIV who have hypertension and take antihypertensive medications, and representatives of the community advisory boards, and any other key stakeholders. Aim 3 B * Age ≥18 years * Confirmed HIV+ diagnosis * Receiving care at the Duke ID clinic * Achievement of HIV suppression defined as having HIV-1 RNA \<200 copies/ml * Take antihypertensive medications * Uncontrolled BP over a 12 months period defined by participants with systolic BP\>130mmHg on ≥ 2 occasions in the past 12 months as indicated in the individual patient's electronic medical records Exclusion Criteria: Aims 1A, 1B and 3B * Severely hearing or speech impaired, or other disability that would limit participation in the intervention components * In a nursing home and/or receiving in-patient psychiatric care * Terminal illness with life expectancy \< 4 months * No reliable access to a telephone * Pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning a pregnancy during the study period * Planning to move out of the area in the next 6 months * Non-English speaking.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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