Community health workers helping adults prevent and manage high blood pressure in Nepal
Community Health Worker Led Hypertension Prevention and Control (CHPC) in Nepal: An Implementation Trial
This project trains local community health workers to visit adults in Nepal, teach about blood pressure, support healthy habits, and help with medications to lower high blood pressure.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Yale University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New Haven, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11191390 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you join, a trained community health worker (CHW) will visit you at home, measure your blood pressure, provide education on lifestyle changes, and support medication adherence. CHWs will use Nepal's PEN protocols and coordinate with local clinics to link people to care and keep records. The project implements this CHW-led approach across communities and tracks blood pressure outcomes and how well the program is delivered. Researchers will collect blood pressure measurements and information about reach and acceptability to learn what works locally.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults aged 21 and older living in the participating Nepal communities who have high blood pressure or are at risk would be the intended participants.
Not a fit: People who live outside the study communities, are under age 21, or require immediate specialist or hospital-level care may not receive direct benefit from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could increase awareness, treatment, and blood pressure control and reduce strokes and heart attacks in the communities served.
How similar studies have performed: Similar community health worker programs in low- and middle-income countries have improved blood pressure detection and treatment, though outcomes vary by setting.
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.