Comparing two ways to help adults control high blood pressure in clinics
Compares two programs to help adults with high blood pressure reach healthy readings.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Improving Hypertension Control in Safety-Net Settings: The Boston Hypertension Equity Alliance in Treatment
Key facts
- Where
- Boston, Quincy, and Roslindale, United StatesSee the 7 sites
Where in United States
- Boston Healthcare for the Homeless (BHCHP)Boston, United StatesTaking people
- Boston Medical Center Family MedicineBoston, United StatesTaking people
- Boston Medical Center, General Internal Medicine primary careBoston, United StatesTaking people
- Mattapan Community Health CenterBoston, United StatesTaking people
- Neighborhood HealthBoston, United StatesTaking people
- Manet Community Health CenterQuincy, United StatesTaking people
- Greater Roslindale Medical and Dental Center (GRMDC)Roslindale, 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
- Boston Medical Center
- Trial code
- NCT06948838
- Record updated
- 30 September 2026
- Original description
High blood pressure (BP) or hypertension (HTN) affects over 100 million individuals in the US, increasing the risk of adverse outcomes, including stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Effective therapies include non-pharmacologic approaches and multiple medication classes. Successful HTN management requires ongoing patient engagement for BP monitoring and treatment intensification. Reaching this goal is challenging, and many patients with HTN do not have controlled BP.Read full original descriptionShow less
Comparative Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Hypertension Control in Safety-Net Settings: The Boston Hypertension Equity Alliance in Treatment
High blood pressure (BP) or hypertension (HTN) affects over 100 million individuals in the US, increasing the risk of adverse outcomes, including stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Effective therapies include non-pharmacologic approaches and multiple medication classes. Successful HTN management requires ongoing patient engagement for BP monitoring and treatment intensification. Reaching this goal is challenging, and many patients with HTN do not have controlled BP.
Using a collaborative partnership between patients, clinicians, health system and public health stakeholders, and the research team the investigators plan to overcome barriers to widespread implementation of evidence-based health system strategies to improve BP control in a large, urban, primary care-based safety-net setting for diverse populations experiencing disparities in HTN-related outcomes.
Inclusion: Adult (age>18) patients receiving primary care at one of the 9 participating sites, with primary care provider (PCP) visit in the preceding year; Presence of HTN defined by one or more of: 1) diagnosis included on active problem list, 2) active HTN medications in prior year, 3) 3 separate elevated BP measurements; Uncontrolled HTN defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP)>140.
Exclusion: Not meeting the inclusion criteria.