Helping older African American adults check, monitor, and control high blood pressure
Check, Monitor, Control Hypertension in Older African American Adults (#Check, Monitor, Control)
This program uses pharmacist tele-visits plus community health worker support to help older African American adults manage blood pressure with medication help, home monitoring, and lifestyle changes.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Texas Southern University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Houston, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11234608 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would get virtual visits with a pharmacist for Medication Therapy Management (MTM), including a full medication review, tips on lifestyle changes, and training on home blood pressure checks and a medication organization app. A community health worker would support you in starting and sticking with behavior changes, help solve barriers, and connect you to local health workshops. The project combines these pharmacist and community health worker supports to see if working together helps people better manage blood pressure. Activities include remote MTM, regular home blood pressure monitoring, and community-based coaching and education.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Older African American adults with high blood pressure who can use or be helped to use home BP monitors and join virtual or community-based sessions.
Not a fit: People without hypertension, non–African American individuals, or those unable or unwilling to participate in virtual visits or home monitoring may not benefit from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could help participants achieve better blood pressure control and lower their risk of heart attack, stroke, and other complications.
How similar studies have performed: Previous pharmacist-led MTM and community health worker programs have shown promise improving medication adherence and blood pressure control, though combining virtual MTM with CHW support is less commonly tested.
Where this research is happening
Houston, United States
- Texas Southern University — Houston, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Tyler, Creaque C — Texas Southern University
- Study coordinator: Tyler, Creaque C
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.