Who is eligible for clinical trial NCT05220332?

Participants must meet protocol criteria for Hypertension. Confirm exact inclusion and exclusion requirements with the study coordinator.

Does clinical trial NCT05220332 provide travel or cost reimbursement?

Check with the site coordinator at the participating facility for travel and lodging stipend availability, and for which routine-care costs are covered.

🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-06-11

Church-based Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure in African Americans (NCT05220332)

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 🧠 Behavioral & Psychological Program Sponsor: Rush University Medical Center

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

This is a 12-month behavioral cluster-randomized trial testing a church-based intervention to reduce blood pressure in African Americans with uncontrolled blood pressure.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (8 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (9 items).

Location: Rush University Medical Center — Chicago, Illinois

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Churches:
At least 75 members and ability to recruit 15 study participants
Predominantly African American congregants Participants:
Age 18 or older
Has blood pressure readings with uncontrolled blood pressure, defined as exceeding the blood thresholds for initiation of antihypertensive medication according to the 2017 American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines. \- The thresholds are 140/90 for the general population \< 65 years old, and 130/80 for individuals ≥ 65 or with diabetes, chronic kidney disease, or high cardiovascular risk (self-report of prior diagnosis of myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease, stroke or heart failure)
Attends church (virtually or in-person) at least once per month
Able to attend weekly Zoom meetings
Consents and completes all baseline assessments

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

Exclusion Criteria: Churches:
Pastor unwilling to conduct Bible study Participants:
Unable to make dietary changes due to lack of control over their food source (i.e., eat meals at shelter, nursing home)
Has a medical condition that prohibits or severely restricts ability to eat vegetables (i.e., renal disease, Crohn's disease)
Has a medical condition with an uncertain 6-month prognosis
Inability to give informed consent (i.e., cognitive impairment, does not speak Englis
Plans to move within the 6 months following enrollment
Participated in prior ALIVE intervention
Member of household participating in another church

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

Rush University Medical Center — Chicago, Illinois

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

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