Nashville - Hypertension Management Model

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Conditions studied: Hypertension

In brief

Black men face a shorter life expectancy than white men due to poorer health outcomes associated with many chronic diseases, most notably hypertension and its cardiovascular complications. A lack of access to healthcare resources and poor engagement with healthcare providers drive these inequities. A seminal trial conducted in the Metro Los Angeles area demonstrated the effectiveness of using collaborative care partnerships between black-owned barbershops and pharmacists to reduce blood pressure in black men. The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility and success of implementing a single-arm, smaller-scale version of the Los Angeles study in the Nashville area to provide additional empiric support for collaborative care partnerships to treat hypertension in other geographic locations.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04232124

Run by

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

People needed

30

Starts

2020-02-15

Expected to finish

2021-07-15

Last updated by the study team

2024-01-22

Who can join

Age: 35 and older, up to 79. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults 35-79 years old
• Self - identify as Non-Hispanic black male
• Patron of one of the participating barbershops (4 haircuts in the last 6 months)
• Systolic BP> 140mm Hg on two screening days at least one day apart

You may not qualify if…

• Severe cognitive impairment
• Non-fluent in English
• Women
• Age < 35 years or > 79 years
• Systolic BP < 140 mm Hg at either screening
• Currently receiving chemotherapy for cancer
• Organ transplant patient
• Currently receiving dialysis
• Other conditions the physician investigator deem unsafe to participate
• Plans to move/relocate in next 12 months and/or travel out of area for > 1 month

Where it is running

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nash, Tennessee, United States
• Masters Barbershop — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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