NCT07858695Not yet recruiting
Barber and Pharmacist Coordination to Improve Blood Pressure Management
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The original, "Cut Your Pressure Too: The LA Barbershop Blood Pressure Study (LABBPS)" (NCT02321618) was a highly successful cluster-randomized trial of a community centered blood pressure (BP) reduction program focused on Non-Hispanic (NH) black men who experience the highest rates of hypertension (HTN) and its complications. Patrons of 52 barbershops in Los Angeles County were randomly assigned to either an intervention arm in which barbers encouraged meetings with trained clinical pharmacists who provided HTN treatment in the barbershops or a control arm in which barbers provided educational pamphlets on HTN and encouraged physician appointments. After 6 months, the intervention group had a statistically significant reduction in systolic BP (SBP) of 21.6 mmHg compared to the control group. Results were durable at 1 year. Thereafter, a pilot study (NCT03726710) aimed at improving the efficiency of the barbershop model of HTN care by substituting in-person visits with video visits once BP was at goal was undertaken in 10 hypertensive barbershop patrons. The intervention effect was unchanged. The current study represents Aim 3 of an NIH funded renewal application entitled, "Barber and Pharmacist Coordination to Improve Blood Pressure Management in Black Men." It will build upon the foundational work of the original study and telemedicine pilot by evaluating the efficacy of a fully remote hypertension management program.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 55 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 29 Sept 2026
- Start date
- 31 Oct 2026
- Primary completion date
- 31 Oct 2028
- Lead sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Diseases
- High blood pressure
- NCT number
- NCT07858695
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 55
- From 31 Oct 2026 to the primary completion date, 31 Oct 2028
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Currently receiving chemotherapy for cancer
- Currently receiving dialysis
Other illness
- Severe cognitive impairment
- Current or planned cardiac, renal, or liver transplant
Age
- Ages \<35 or \>79 years
Other
- Arm circumference incompatible with the BP device
- Non-fluent in English
- New/infrequent patronage (\<8 haircuts at the same barbershop in the past 12 months)
- Plans to move/relocate in the next 12 months and/or travel out-of-area for \> 1 month
- Participation in a clinical trial where the active treatment study is testing a BP agent and/or intervention
- Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent
Who the study is looking for
- Ages 35-79
- Self-identify as NH Black male
- Documented systolic BP ≥ 140 mmHg on 2 or more separate screening days. The second BP assessment must be completed within a 4-week period
- Regularly attend the same barbershop (barbershop patrons having at least one haircut every 6 weeks in the same barbershop for the past 6 months)
- Signed physician collaborative practice agreement with the study pharmacist
Age in the registry: 35 years to 79 years · Sex: Male · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Los Angeles | United States | Unknown status |
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