RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07461415

Coaching and Navigation by Community Health Workers (CHWs) Through Telehealth for High-risk Hypertension

CONNECT-HTN Trial - Coaching and Navigation by CHWs Through Telehealth for High-risk Hypertension


Sponsor

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Enrollment

3,620 participants

Start Date

Mar 16, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The investigators propose an intervention that leverages the success of Community Healthcare Workers (CHWs) and telehealth to connect patients with severe hypertension from Emergency Department (ED) to primary care resources and to coach them to adopt evidence-based, practical lifestyle solutions relevant to urban living. The investigators have proposed this intervention as "Coaching and Navigation by Community Health Workers (CHWs) through Telehealth for High-risk Hypertension: CONNECT-HTN intervention. The investigators hypothesize that participants receiving the CONNECT-HTN intervention will have a lower likelihood of experiencing a major cardiac event compared with those referred to clinic-based care.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This trial tests whether community health workers using telehealth (phone and video) can help people with dangerously high blood pressure get better long-term care after an emergency room visit. You may be eligible if... - You are over 18 years old - You came to the emergency room with very high blood pressure (systolic over 180 or diastolic over 110), confirmed with a repeat reading - You have no signs of organ damage from high blood pressure (no stroke, heart attack, or kidney injury) - You are well enough to be discharged or admitted only for blood pressure management You may NOT be eligible if... - You are pregnant - You are terminally ill - You were admitted to the hospital for serious complications beyond high blood pressure Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

This summary was AI-generated to explain the trial in plain language. It is not medical advice. Always discuss eligibility with your doctor before enrolling in a clinical trial.

Interested in this trial?

Get notified about updates and connect with the research team.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCONNECT-HTN

We propose a multimodal intervention that leverages the success of CHWs and telehealth to connect patients with severe hypertension to primary care resources and coach them to adopt evidence-based, practical lifestyle solutions relevant to urban living. We call the intervention Coaching and Navigation by CHW through Telehealth for High-risk Hypertension or CONNECT-HTN. CONNECT HTN will add to the evidential basis for implementing many of the WHO Best Buys for Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) prevention and control, and will be the first study powered to measure substantive mortality and mortality outcomes in LMICs.

OTHERStandard ED management

During the Emergency Department (ED) admission, the participants in the control group will be provided a blood pressure measurement device and training to calculate their blood pressure at home. Standard ED management will be provided to these patients, followed by either discharge or admission for the management of hypertension.


Locations(4)

Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH)

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Dow University of Health Sciences, Ojha Campus (DUHS)

Karachi, Pakistan

Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC)

Karachi, Pakistan

Sindh Institute of Emergency and Health Sciences (SIEHS)

Karachi, Pakistan

View Full Details on ClinicalTrials.gov

For the most up-to-date information, visit the official listing.

Visit

NCT07461415


Related Trials