Caribbean and South America Team-based Strategy to Control Hypertension (NCT05405920)

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).

1. for clinics:
2. Serving \>300 hypertensive patients during the previous year
3. Clinic visits and BP medications are free of charge to patients
4. Not sharing physicians, nurses, pharmacists, or community health workers (CHWs) with other clinics Inclusion criteria for participants:
5. Men or women aged ≥ 21 years who receive primary care from participating clinics
6. Average untreated BP ≥140/90 mm Hg among individuals without a history of clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD), chronic kidney disease (CKD), or diabetes; average untreated BP ≥130/80 mm Hg among individuals aged ≥65 years or those with clinical CVD, CKD, or diabetes; or average treated BP ≥130/80 mm Hg from six BP readings at two screening visits
7. Not pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 18 months
8. Able and willing to give informed consent
9. No plans to change primary care clinic in the next 18 months
10. Not an immediate family member of staff at the primary care clinic

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

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (2 Sites)

• 20 primary care clinics in Colombia — Santander,
• 20 primary care clinics in Jamaica — Kingston,

💰 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.