National Blood Pressure Screening in Children to Improve Paediatric Healthcare in South Africa
Recruiting
Observational Study
Hypertension
Obesity, Adolescent
Obesity, Childhood
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.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 5 – 18
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 22,464 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- North-West University, South Africa · Other
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About This Trial
The Childhood Hypertension Consortium of South Africa (CHCSA) was established to foster relationships between the healthcare sector and schools through community engagement and outreach as well as contributing to the decolonization of normative paediatric blood pressure reference values. To date, there has been no nation-wide project in South Africa to determine nationally representative normal bl…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* All children between ages 5-\<18 years
* All children with voluntary assent/consent and parent's permission
Exclusion Criteria:
* circumstances interfere with the participant's ability to give informed consent (diminished understanding or comprehension, or any language barri…
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