New web tool helps rural doctors spot high blood pressure in kids
NCT ID NCT05126082
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study tested a web-based tool called PedsBP CDS that helps doctors identify and manage high blood pressure in children aged 6-17. The tool was used in 45 primary care clinics across three rural states, involving over 41,000 youth. The goal was to see if the tool improves blood pressure rechecking and diagnosis rates 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
- PedsBP CDS (a web-based clinical decision support tool)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help more children with high blood pressure get properly diagnosed and managed, especially in rural areas with limited specialist access.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed implementation study, not a treatment trial. The tool's effectiveness may vary across different health systems, and it does not directly lower blood pressure.
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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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41,054 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 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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6 to 17 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: Patients will be eligible for the PedsBP CDS if 1. 6-17 years of age 2. BP measured and entered in the vital sign section during an ambulatory primary care visit in a randomized primary care clinic 3. not pregnant or postpartum Patients must meet these eligibility criteria to be included into study analyses: 1. have at least one index visit with a primary care provider at a randomized clinic in the intervention period 2. meet eligibility for PedsBP CDS at index visit (a-c above) 3. no previous HT diagnosis prior to index visit 4. not taking antihypertensive medication prior to index visit 5. not opted out of use of their data for research via general consent prior to performing analyses Primary care providers must meet these eligibility criteria to participate in this study: 1. practice at a randomized primary care clinic 2. be a pediatric or family medicine care provider (pediatrician, family physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant), and 3. provide ongoing clinical care for children and adolescents Exclusion Criteria: Patients will be excluded from analyses if the following criteria are met: 1. outside of the inclusion age range (\<6 years and ≥18 years) at index visit 2. pregnant or postpartum adolescents during study period 3. known HT diagnosis or taking antihypertensive medication at index visit 4. opted out of use of their data for research via general consent prior to performing analyses
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Essentia Health
Duluth, Minnesota, 55805, United States
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