Tests telemedicine blood pressure care for Black adults with high blood pressure
Tests a telemedicine program for high blood pressure in Black adults against usual care.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Tailoring TM-HTN Intervention for Black Patients
Key facts
- Where
- Winston-Salem, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston-Salem, United StatesNo longer taking part
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
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Trial code
- NCT06593119
- Record updated
- 19 October 2026
- Original description
Current clinic-based hypertension (HTN) management models have several limitations, resulting in episodic care that does not adequately support patients' self-care skills, and fails to achieve blood pressure (BP) control.Read full original descriptionShow less
Tailoring a Telemedicine Hypertension Management Intervention for Black Patients
Current clinic-based hypertension (HTN) management models have several limitations, resulting in episodic care that does not adequately support patients' self-care skills, and fails to achieve blood pressure (BP) control.
Inclusion: Subjects must be African American or Black; experiencing socially disadvantage; Patients with systolic Blood Pressure ≥140 mmHg on their last two clinic visits and baseline systolic BP >130 mmHg using the mean of two research BP values measured by trained staff; Subjects must be on stable Blood Pressure medications for the preceding 6 weeks.
Exclusion: chronic kidney disease ≥stage 4; severe hypertension >180/110 mmHg; terminal illness; Unable to read or speak English; diminished ability to measure home Blood Pressure; persistent/chronic atrial fibrillation; acute health changes in past 3 months increasing chance of Blood Pressure instability.