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Community Based Health Education to Manage Uncontrolled Blood Pressure in Surkhet, Nepal

NCT02981251 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 142

Last updated 2017-09-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of health education on blood pressure reduction compared to usual care among uncontrolled hypertensive patients of suburban community of Surkhet district of Nepal.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Health education with support by trained female health volunteer

Along with usual care four sessions of interactive health education will be provided to the participants by medical officer and/or registered nurse based on a syllabus for six months. Trained female female health volunteer will motivate the participants through their home visit twice a month where they will monitor blood pressure and counsel the family members to support the patient.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bheri Zonal Ayurveda Hospital

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Mahesh Kumar Khanal, MPhil · Bheri Zonal Ayurveda Hospital

  • Raja Ram Dhungana, MPhil · Nepal Public Health Foundation

  • Yadav Gurung, MPH · Nepal Family Development Foundation

  • Pratiksha Bhandari, MA · Mid Western Regional Hospital

  • K.N. Poudel, MD · Surkhet Hospital Pvt. Lmt.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-31
Primary Completion
2017-08-31
Completion
2017-08-31

Countries

  • Nepal

Study Locations

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