Testing two community health worker plans for high blood pressure care in Kenya
Compares two telehealth support plans for people with high blood pressure in rural Kenya.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: A Study to Evaluate the Best Ways to Implement a Community Health Worker-supported Telehealth Program for Managing High Blood Pressure in Kenya
Key facts
- Where
- Mbita, KenyaSee the site
Where in Kenya
- GPRTMbita, KenyaNo 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 California, San Francisco
- Trial code
- NCT07927114
- Record updated
- 9 November 2026
- Original description
This study will compare two strategies involving community health workers and telehealth to help control high blood pressure among rural residents in Kenya: basic steps including training, developing protocols, and engaging leaders for supervision, compared to these steps plus additional support from healthcare worker champions and support from an outside facilitator. The program will be tested in 16 health centers and their surrounding catchment areas in Kenya to determine which approach works best.Read full original descriptionShow less
Community-based Implementation of Hypertension Screening and Telehealth Systems in Kenya
This study will compare two strategies involving community health workers and telehealth to help control high blood pressure among rural residents in Kenya: basic steps including training, developing protocols, and engaging leaders for supervision, compared to these steps plus additional support from healthcare worker champions and support from an outside facilitator. The program will be tested in 16 health centers and their surrounding catchment areas in Kenya to determine which approach works best.
Exclusion: None.
Patient-Level Inclusion Criteria for Primary Outcome Ascertainment (waiver of consent); Adults ≥40 years of age; Residing within the "Community Unit" served by one of the 16 MoH primary care clinics included in the study; Hypertension diagnosis (BP ≥140/90 mmHg on average of 2nd and 3rd measures on two separate occasions OR ≥160/100 mmHg on average of 2nd and 3rd measures on a single occasion OR currently on antihypertensive therapy).