New multidimensional strategy aims to tame hypertension and diabetes in brazil
NCT ID NCT05660928
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study tested a comprehensive strategy to help manage high blood pressure and diabetes in primary care clinics in Brazil. Over 5,800 adult patients from resource-limited areas took part. The strategy included telehealth tools, education for healthcare workers, and support for patients. The goal was to see if this approach could help more patients get their blood pressure and blood sugar under control compared to usual care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multidimensional intervention (telehealth tools, education, multidisciplinary care)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could improve blood pressure and blood sugar control in low-resource primary care settings, offering a model for better chronic disease management.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed implementation study, not a drug trial. Results may not apply to other regions or healthcare systems. The intervention is complex and may be hard to replicate.
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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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5,862 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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: Primary Health Care - Basic health unit with internet availability and complete team, including a Brazilian doctor or with a proficiency test in the Portuguese language. Patients \- Adult patients (from 18 years-old), diagnosed with hypertension and/or DM, registered in the medical record. Subproject cluster randomised controlled trial. All of the above criteria and the following additional criteria: * Patients aged ≥ 18 years-old, with a diagnosis of hypertension and diabetes mellitus, registered in the medical record; * Absence of contraindications to physical activity, according to the assistant physician's assessment; * In intervention levels II and III, it will be a prerequisite that the participant has a smartphone. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with terminal illness, with a life expectancy lower than 12 months according to the physician's evaluation.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Federal University of Minas Gerais
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30130-100, Brazil
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