CompletedNot Applicable

CHW Intervention to Improve Nutrition Security of Patients With Hypertension

United States60 participantsStarted 2024-09-01

Plain-language summary

The goal of this study is to implement and evaluate a randomized pilot study of a 4-month Nutrition-enhanced community health worker (CHW) intervention for primary care patients with nutrition insecurity and poorly controlled hypertension. The nutrition intervention will be added to the pre-existing Massachusetts General Hospital CHW hypertension (Basic CHW) program that provides hypertension education, coaching about adherence to medications and primary care visits, and home BP cuffs and promotion of BP self-monitoring over the course of approximately 4 months.

Who can participate

Age range21 Years – 99 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Eligible to participate in the Massachusetts General Hospital CHW hypertension program (age 21 years or older, uncontrolled hypertension, patient at one of 5 participating primary care clinics; either identifies as a minoritized race/ethnicty or is low-income); speaks English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * declines participation in CHW hypertension program; does not speak English or Spanish

What they're measuring

Feasiblity

Timeframe: Baseline

Feasibility of CHW nutrition intervention (intervention arm only)

Timeframe: 4 months

Acceptability (intervention arm only)

Timeframe: 4 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06358417

SponsorMassachusetts General Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-09-26

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