Phone calls from nurses aim to tame high blood pressure in women
NCT ID NCT03963934
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a 6-month program of nurse-led phone calls could help women with uncontrolled high blood pressure take their medication as prescribed. The program included 7 phone calls to address barriers to medication adherence. Only 14 women enrolled before the study was terminated early, so the results are not conclusive.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nurse-led telephone follow-up program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that personalized phone support helps women with high blood pressure stick to their medication and lower their blood pressure.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small feasibility study that was terminated early, so results are limited. It is not a treatment itself and may not work in larger, more diverse groups.
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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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14 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2020
- Finished
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Apr 2022
- 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 79 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Woman ≥ 18 to 79 years old, * Hypertensive and treated with antihypertensive drug(s) * Unsatisfactory compliance for at least one of her antihypertensive treatment with a score below 80% at the medication adherence scale * Uncontrolled Blood Pressure (BP) : systolic BP equals to or greater than140 and / or diastolic BP equals to or greater than 90 mmHg at inclusion visit * Informed consent signed * Affiliation to a French social security scheme or beneficiary of such a scheme Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with a history of cardio or cerebrovascular disease in the last 6 months (Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack, myocardial infarction, heart failure) * Patient with kidney failure requiring dialysis * Patient with cognitive pathology: dementia, ... etc. * Patient with type I diabetes * Unreachable patient by phone or foreseeable inability or unwillingness to comply with study follow-up * Patient who does not understand and does not speak French
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHRU Nancy / Centre Investigation Clinique Plurithématique
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, Meurthe et Moselle, 5450, France
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