Telehealth coaching and navigation by community health workers for high blood pressure
Coaching and Navigation by CHWs through Telehealth for High-risk Hypertension
This project offers telehealth coaching from community health workers to help adults with severe high blood pressure connect to care and improve blood pressure control.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11066059 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would work with a community health worker by phone or video who helps you connect to primary care, keeps track of medications, and gives practical lifestyle tips for urban living. The CHW provides coaching on salt, activity, stress, and medication adherence and helps navigate appointments and local resources. The team will refine the program with community input to make sure it fits local needs and can be sustained. Participants with very high blood pressure will be followed to see if the program lowers hospital visits, deaths, and improves blood pressure control.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults (21+) with poorly controlled or severe high blood pressure, especially those living in urban South Asian communities and able to use phone or video contact, are the ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People with well-controlled blood pressure, those with hypertension from a clear secondary cause, or individuals without phone/video access or outside the target region may not benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, participants could see better blood pressure control, fewer hospital visits, and a lower risk of heart attack and stroke.
How similar studies have performed: Similar community health worker and telehealth programs have improved blood pressure control in other settings, but adapting and testing this approach in urban South Asia is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
New York, United States
- Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ — New York, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Razzak, Junaid Abdul — Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
- Study coordinator: Razzak, Junaid Abdul
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.