Engaging Religious Leaders to Reduce Blood Pressures in Tanzanian Communities

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Hypertension
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Healthy Volunteers Welcome You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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At a Glance
Age
35 and older
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
24,000 (estimated)
Sponsor
Weill Medical College of Cornell University · Other
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About This Trial

The investigators hypothesize that communities in which religious leaders are provided with education about blood pressure and how to measure blood pressure will have lower overall average blood pressures than communities in which religious leaders do not receive education about blood pressure.

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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult ≥35 years of age * Has lived in the community for ≥1 year * Household identified for random sampling is primary residence: has slept in the household at least once in the past 2 weeks and considers this their primary residence Exclusion Criteria: * First-degree relativ…
Contacts

Megan Willkens, BS

646-962-8140

maw4016@med.cornell.edu

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Lindsey Reif, MPH, PhD

646-962-8140

lir2020@med.cornell.edu

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