Community Health Worker-led Hypertension Management
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Brief Summary
This study is to determine if hypertension management by community health workers (CHW) supported by a mobile health application and remote physician supervision is non-inferior to management by a physician for the primary outcome of improvement in systolic blood pressure. The target population is patients with hypertension in rural Guatemala. Study duration will be 12-24 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults age 18 or greater with diagnosis of hypertension AND blood pressure (BP) greater than or equal to 140/90 OR currently taking antihypertensive medication. * Ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Severe comorbid condition(s) with life expectancy less than 1 year