Family Program to Help Adults With High Blood Pressure Manage Their Health
Tests a family-based program against education for Black adults with uncontrolled high blood pressure.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Walk Together Efficacy Trial
Key facts
- Where
- Dallas, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 75 years old?
Source: NCT07849920, who can take part
Where in United States
- UT Southwestern Department of Family and Community MedicineDallas, 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
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Trial code
- NCT07849920
- Record updated
- 16 October 2026
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Walk Together family-based intervention can improve hypertension self-management and blood pressure control in Black and African American primary care patients living with uncontrolled hypertension. The main questions it aims to answer are:Read full original descriptionShow less
Walk Together Efficacy Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Walk Together family-based intervention can improve hypertension self-management and blood pressure control in Black and African American primary care patients living with uncontrolled hypertension. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Do patients and family members who complete Walk Together take better care of their health? * Does Walk Together lower blood pressure? Researchers will compare the Walk Together intervention to a hypertension education intervention to see if Walk Together works to improve blood pressure.
Participants will:
* Complete four study sessions over 7 to 10 weeks * Measure their blood pressure at home * Answer questions about their family and their health 6 times over 8 months
Inclusion: Black or African American; Age 18 to 75; Diagnosis of essential hypertension; Two clinic-based blood pressure values ≥ 130/ ≥ 80 in 12 months prior; Available family support person to join the study who agrees to participate; English-speaking.
Exclusion: Prior organ transplant; Prior participation in earlier Walk Together studies; Participation in prior hypertension health education intervention; Diagnosis of hypertension is made exclusively during pregnancy; Documented cognitive impairment in patient's medical record; Presence of severe psychiatric condition (i.e., current psychotic disorder or suicidality); Past-year myocardial infarction; Malignancy (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) in past 2 years; Diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (eGFR <20); Family support person is under the age of 18 or over age of 25; Diagnosis of sustained atrial fibrillation.