Community health worker support for preventing and managing high blood pressure in Nepal
Community Health Worker Led Hypertension Prevention and Control (CHPC) in Nepal: An Implementation Trial
['FUNDING_R01'] · YALE UNIVERSITY · NIH-11415851
This project uses trained community health workers to help adults in Nepal prevent and manage high blood pressure through home visits, education, and support.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_R01'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | YALE UNIVERSITY (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (NEW HAVEN, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11415851 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
If you take part, trained community health workers will visit you at home to check your blood pressure, teach simple lifestyle changes, and help you with taking medicines. They will work with local clinics using Nepal's PEN (Package of Essential Noncommunicable Disease) protocols and receive ongoing training and supervision. Researchers will collect blood pressure measurements, track who starts treatment and how well people stick with it, and record barriers people face over time. The aim is to make it easier for people to know their blood pressure, get treatment, and keep it under control.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are adults (21+) living in the participating Nepal communities who have high blood pressure or are at risk and want community-based support.
Not a fit: People who live outside the study communities, need specialist or emergency hypertension care, or already have well-controlled blood pressure may not benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could raise awareness, increase treatment use, and improve blood pressure control, lowering the risk of stroke and heart disease.
How similar studies have performed: Community health worker programs in other low-resource settings have shown promising improvements in blood pressure awareness and control, though local implementation approaches differ.
Where this research is happening
NEW HAVEN, UNITED STATES
- YALE UNIVERSITY — NEW HAVEN, UNITED STATES (ACTIVE)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: SPIEGELMAN, DONNA L — YALE UNIVERSITY
- Study coordinator: SPIEGELMAN, DONNA L
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.