Mobile health units aim to slash hypertension in black communities
NCT ID NCT05061108
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a mobile health unit program can help Black adults in Detroit lower their blood pressure and prevent stage 2 hypertension. Participants receive personalized lifestyle coaching from community health workers. The goal is to address social barriers like food access and healthcare gaps that contribute to high blood pressure.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
About 330 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Aug 2022
- Expected to finish
-
Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Self-identification as Black, age ≥18 years, living in the Detroit-area 2. Systolic BP 110-139 and diastolic BP \<90 mm Hg upon screening 3. Not currently taking medications for HTN 4. Low cardiovascular risk as defined by 2017 AHA/ACC HTN guidelines (no diabetes, no chronic kidney disease, no established ASCVD 5. 10-year ASCVD risk \<10% if systolic BP is in stage-1 hypertension range (130-139 mm Hg and \< 65 years old Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any clinical cardiovascular disease (e.g., coronary artery disease, heart failure, stroke, arrhythmia) 2. Chronic kidney disease or glomerular filtration rate \<60 ml/min on screening laboratory testing 3. Diabetes or HbA1c ≥ 6.5% on screening laboratory testing 4. LDL-C ≥ 190 mg/dL on screening laboratory testing (on or off medications) 5. ASCVD risk score calculated ≥ 10% for 10 years by clinical calculator on screening (if stage-1 systolic HTN only)2 6. Inability or not willing to follow-up with PAL2 research or usual care limb and at 6 \& 12-months at the MHU 7. Taking any medications for diabetes, heart disease or kidney disease. Cholesterol medication is not an exclusion 8. Inability to understand and sign informed consent 10\. Chronic condition (e.g., cancer) with a potential life expectancy \< 2 years
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Blood pressure are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Wayne Health Mobile Units
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can pressing six points on the body help older adults sleep?
- Can a vegan diet shield police officers from heart disease?
- Can a Plant-Based diet program help patients lose weight and improve heart health?
- Can AI-Tailored heat warnings shield chronic disease patients from dangerous temperatures?
- Squeeze a ball, lower your blood pressure? heart trial puts handgrip exercise to the test
- Could a quieter, automated blood pressure check help more people control hypertension?