Can a simple lifestyle quiz lower blood pressure better than standard advice?
NCT ID NCT07449962
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether using a 21-question tool to understand a person's daily habits, then giving tailored advice, can lower blood pressure more than routine counseling. Researchers will compare two groups of adults with hypertension over three months. The goal is to see if personalized lifestyle guidance leads to better blood pressure control and higher patient satisfaction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lifestyle counseling using the Lifestyle Medicine Assessment tool
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that personalized lifestyle advice helps people control their blood pressure more effectively.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 64 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It also relies on people following the advice, which can be hard.
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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 126 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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 to 65 years
- 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: 1. Adult patients aged 18-65 yrs with diagnosed primary/essential hypertension, defined as two or more clinic BP readings of ≥130/80 (ACC/AHA Guidelines). 2. If taking anti hypertensives, then on a stable regime i.e. no recent medication change for at least ≥4 weeks. 3. Willing and able to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosed secondary hypertension. 2. Moderate to severe CKD (eGFR \<60 ml/min/1.73m2). 3. Moderate to severe ischemic heart disease. 4. Diabetes Mellitus requiring insulin. 5. Major psychiatric disorder such as dementia or schizophrenia. 6. Pregnancy or Lactating mother. 7. Unable to participate in study/ Severe mobility limitation.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Indus Hospital Karachi
Karachi, Sindh, 07491, Pakistan
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