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Testing storytelling programs to help African Americans manage high blood pressure

Tests storytelling programs to help adults with high blood pressure change habits.

Key facts

Who runs it
University of Delaware
Where
Newark, United StatesSee the site
Trial code
Registry title
Examining the Feasibility of Implementing a Hypertension Storytelling Intervention Among African Americans
Status
Recruiting
People taking part
60 people, planned
Started
29 Jan 2025
Planned end
31 May 2026
Type of study
Interventional, 3 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • Web-Based Storytelling Intervention
  • Group-Based Storytelling Plus Intervention
Record updated
17 July 2025

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for African American/Black adults with high blood pressure who take medicine for it. It tests whether storytelling can help change habits and lower blood pressure.

Age
18 years or older
Sex
All sexes can join
Disease stage
Diagnosed with hypertension (high blood pressure)
Earlier treatment
Must be prescribed medication for hypertension

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Cognitive limitations that make it hard to give informed consent
  • Pregnancy
  • Unable to speak or read English
  • Planning to move away during the study period

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • African American/Black
  • Diagnosed with Hypertension
  • Prescribed medication for hypertension

Who cannot take part

  • Cognitive limitations that limit the ability to provide informed consent
  • Pregnancy
  • Unable to speak or read English
  • Planning to relocate during the study period

Where in United States

  • University of DelawareNewark, United StatesContact: Yendelela CuffeeTaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

The purpose of this study is to assess if storytelling is an effective approach for promoting lifestyle and behavioral change among individuals managing hypertension and to determine if storytelling interventions can help to reduce blood pressure and improve medication adherence.

The 3 groups in the trial

  • Usual CareNo study treatment, for comparison
  • Storytelling (Web-based Storytelling)Treatment being tested

    Treatment: Web-Based Storytelling Intervention

  • Storytelling Plus (Group-based Storytelling)Treatment being tested

    Treatment: Group-Based Storytelling Plus Intervention

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Examining the Feasibility of Implementing a Hypertension Storytelling Intervention Among African Americans With Hypertension
Plain-language title
Testing storytelling programs to help African Americans manage high blood pressureGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Record updated
17 July 2025