Making HIV care work better with high blood pressure prevention
Official title: From Evidence to Scale: Implementation Science and Simulation Modeling to Transform HIV-Hypertension Care Integration
Funded at University of California, San Francisco · NIH-11420765 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A program will test if integrating HIV care with blood pressure prevention and management can improve health outcomes and be cost-effective in African health systems.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California, San Francisco NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (San Francisco, United States) |
| Project start | June 10, 2026 |
| Project end | February 28, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $2,340,260 |
| NIH project number | 1R01HL187196-01 |
| Project ID | NIH-11420765 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates include people in settings with HIV and hypertension care needs, health systems looking to integrate services, and decision-makers planning scalable implementation.
✕Less likely to help
Patients in very rural or severely resource-limited settings without access to primary care may face implementation barriers.
What this research studies
This project will expand an HIV modeling tool to include hypertension and heart disease outcomes, and will use data from clinical trials in six African countries to test scalable ways to integrate HIV and blood pressure care. Researchers will simulate different implementation strategies to see which ones deliver the best health benefits within real health system constraints. The work aims to show how to improve primary care for people with HIV and those without HIV while keeping services affordable and sustainable. Results could guide policymakers and funders on the best paths to scale integration of HIV and hypertension care.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the project could inform scalable, cost-effective ways to reduce heart disease risk for people living with HIV and the broader population.
How similar studies have gone: Previous HIV modeling and cluster trials have shown potential benefits; this project builds on that with a focus on hypertension integration.
Where this research is happening
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Hickey, Matthew — University of California, San Francisco
- Study coordinator: Hickey, Matthew
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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.