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Effectiveness of a Barbershop-Based Program to Improve High Blood Pressure Control and Awareness in Black Men

NCT00325533 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2319

Last updated 2014-06-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Black men in the United States have a greater risk of developing high blood pressure than men of any other ethnic or racial group. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a high blood pressure detection and medical referral program conducted by barbers in predominantly Black barbershops at increasing awareness and lowering blood pressure levels among their Black male customers.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Baseline BP Screening

Barbers in the barbershops in the experimental arm will be trained to accurately measure and interpret blood pressure (BP). Each barber will offer a BP check to customers with each haircut, complete an encounter form after each haircut, discuss the BP reading with the customer, identify customers with elevated BP, and refer customers with elevated BP to a regular physician or other primary provider for long-term BP management. Each time a customer with elevated BP goes to a regular medical provider, he receives a free haircut, and the referring barber receives a monetary bonus.

OTHER

Intensive 10-week Blood Pressure Screening

Intensive 10-week Blood Pressure Screening

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • Donald W. Reynolds Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ronald G. Victor, MD · University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-05-31
Primary Completion
2008-12-31
Completion
2009-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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