Home monitoring and health coaches aim to stop high blood pressure before it starts
NCT ID NCT05180045
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests a program where people with slightly high blood pressure use a home monitor and get support from a community health worker. The goal is to see if this helps keep blood pressure from rising to dangerous levels. About 600 adults from 20 health centers are taking part for 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Home blood pressure monitor and community health worker visits
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer a practical way to help people keep their blood pressure in a healthy range without medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention, not a drug, so results depend on patient adherence. The study is still ongoing and it's unclear if the approach will work in all communities.
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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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472 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age as of the date of data extraction * Self-identify as non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic African-American or Hispanic * Have elevated BP (120-129/\<80 mm Hg) or untreated stage 1 hypertension (130-139/80-89 mm Hg) (defined by AHA's 2017 hypertension clinical guidelines) * Receives primary medical care at one of the participating community health centers and primary care practices Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 years * Prescribed antihypertensive medication * Diagnosis of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) * Condition which interferes with outcome measurement (e.g., dialysis) * Serious medical condition which either limits life expectancy or requires active management (e.g., cancer) * Patients with serious cognitive impairment or other conditions preventing their participation in the intervention * Upper arm circumference \>50 cm (maximum limit of the extra-large BP cuff) * Those planning to leave the practice or move out of the geographic area in 18 months * Those who no longer consider the practice site the location where they receive primary care * Unwillingness to provide informed consent
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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
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Choptank Bay Hundred
Saint Michaels, Maryland, 21663, United States
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Choptank Denton Health Center
Denton, Maryland, 21629, United States
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Choptank Easton Health Center
Easton, Maryland, 21601, United States
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Choptank Fassett Magee Medical and Cambridge Dental Center
Cambridge, Maryland, 21613, United States
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Choptank Federalsburg Medical and Dental Center
Federalsburg, Maryland, 21632, United States
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Choptank Goldsboro
Goldsboro, Maryland, 21636, United States
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Johns Hopkins Community Physicans Charles County-White Plains
White Plains, Maryland, 20695, United States
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Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Bowie
Bowie, Maryland, 20715, United States
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Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Brandywine
Brandywine, Maryland, 20613, United States
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Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Fulton
Fulton, Maryland, 20759, United States
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Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Greater Dundalk
Dundalk, Maryland, 21222, United States
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Johns Hopkins Community Physicians I Street
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20005, United States
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Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Remington
Baltimore, Maryland, 21211, United States
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Johns Hopkins Community Physicians White Marsh
Nottingham, Maryland, 21236, United States
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Unity Anacostia Health Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20020, United States
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Unity Brentwood Health Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20018, United States
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Unity East of the River
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20019, United States
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Unity Minnesota Avenue Health Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20019, United States
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Unity Parkside Health Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20019, United States
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Unity Upper Cardozo Health Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20009, United States
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