Community Health Worker-led Hypertension Management (NCT06444308)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This study is to determine if hypertension management by community health workers (CHW) supported by a mobile health application and remote physician supervision is non-inferior to management by a physician for the primary outcome of improvement in systolic blood pressure. The target population is patients with hypertension in rural Guatemala. Study duration will be 12-24 months.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (2 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (3 items).
Location: Community — San Lucas Tolimán
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck 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).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
- Severe comorbid condition(s) with life expectancy less than 1 year
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Community — San Lucas Tolimán,
💰 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.