Tests a church-based program to lower blood pressure in Black adults
Tests a community health worker program in churches for adults with high blood pressure.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Blood Pressure Lowering Strategies to Eliminate Hypertension Disparities (BLESSED)
Key facts
- Where
- New Orleans, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Tulane University
- Trial code
- NCT06133322
- Record updated
- 1 October 2026
- Original description
The burden of hypertension and related cardiovascular diseases, stroke, and end-stage kidney disease is disproportionately high in Black populations, especially in the South. The Blood Pressure Lowering Strategies to Eliminate Hypertension Disparities (BLESSED) cluster randomized trial aims to test the effectiveness, implementation, and sustainability of a community health worker (CHW)-led multifaceted intervention compared to enhanced usual care for hypertension control in Black communities. In the BLESSED trial, the investigators plan to recruit 1,176 adults with hypertension (approximately 28 per church) from 42 predominantly Black churches in the Greater New Orleans area. The multifaceted intervention will last for 18 months, followed by a post-intervention follow-up visit at 24 months. The BLESSED trial aims to generate evidence regarding the effectiveness, implementation, and sustainability of this CHW-led church-based multifaceted intervention in eliminating hypertension disparities in the United States (US) general population.Read full original descriptionShow less
Blood Pressure Lowering Strategies to Eliminate Hypertension Disparities
The burden of hypertension and related cardiovascular diseases, stroke, and end-stage kidney disease is disproportionately high in Black populations, especially in the South. The Blood Pressure Lowering Strategies to Eliminate Hypertension Disparities (BLESSED) cluster randomized trial aims to test the effectiveness, implementation, and sustainability of a community health worker (CHW)-led multifaceted intervention compared to enhanced usual care for hypertension control in Black communities. In the BLESSED trial, the investigators plan to recruit 1,176 adults with hypertension (approximately 28 per church) from 42 predominantly Black churches in the Greater New Orleans area. The multifaceted intervention will last for 18 months, followed by a post-intervention follow-up visit at 24 months. The BLESSED trial aims to generate evidence regarding the effectiveness, implementation, and sustainability of this CHW-led church-based multifaceted intervention in eliminating hypertension disparities in the United States (US) general population.
Inclusion: Men or women aged ≥18 years; Community members associated with the participating churches (church members and their families and friends); Systolic blood pressure ≥130 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥80 mm Hg; Willing and able to participate in the intervention; Willing and able to sign written informed consent.
Exclusion: Prior hospitalization in the last 3 months for chronic heart failure or heart attack; Current diagnosis of cancer requiring chemotherapy or radiation therapy; Stage-5 chronic kidney disease requiring chronic dialysis or transplant; Pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 18 months; Planning to move out of the Greater New Orleans area during the next year.