Status:
RECRUITING
Blood Pressure Lowering Strategies to Eliminate Hypertension Disparities (BLESSED)
Lead Sponsor:
Tulane University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The burden of hypertension and related cardiovascular diseases, stroke, and end-stage kidney disease is disproportionately high in Black populations, especially in the South. The Blood Pressure Loweri...
Detailed Description
Louisiana residents, especially African Americans, bear a disproportionately high burden of hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD). In the Blood Pressure Lowering Strategies to Eliminate Hypert...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Men or women aged ≥18 years
- Community members associated with the participating churches (church members and their families and friends)
- Systolic blood pressure ≥130 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥80 mm Hg
- Willing and able to participate in the intervention.
- Willing and able to sign written informed consent.
Exclusion
- Prior hospitalization in the last 3 months for chronic heart failure or heart attack
- Current diagnosis of cancer requiring chemotherapy or radiation therapy
- Stage-5 chronic kidney disease requiring chronic dialysis or transplant
- Pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 18 months
- Planning to move out of the Greater New Orleans area during the next year
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 30 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
1176 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06133322
Start Date
November 1 2023
End Date
June 30 2027
Last Update
March 21 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112