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Walk Together Efficacy Trial

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Time periods mentioned: 8 months

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "Participants will: * Complete four study sessions over 7 to 10 weeks * Measure their blood pressure at home * Answer questions about their family and their health 6 times over 8 months"
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether Walk Together, a family-based program, helps Black and African American adults manage high blood pressure that is not under control. Researchers will compare it with a program that teaches people about high blood pressure.

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Walk Together family-based intervention can improve hypertension self-management and blood pressure control in Black and African American primary care patients living with uncontrolled hypertension. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Do patients and family members who complete Walk Together take better care of their health? * Does Walk Together lower blood pressure? Researchers will compare the Walk Together intervention to a hypertension education intervention to see if Walk Together works to improve blood pressure. Participants will: * Complete four study sessions over 7 to 10 weeks * Measure their blood pressure at home * Answer questions about their family and their health 6 times over 8 months

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • You are Black or African American.
  • You are 18 to 75 years old.
  • You have essential hypertension, which means high blood pressure with no known cause.
  • You had two blood pressure readings of 130/80 or higher at a clinic in the past 12 months.
  • You have a family support person who is available and agrees to join the study.
  • You speak English.

Who can't join

  • Your high blood pressure was diagnosed only during pregnancy.
  • Your medical record shows problems with memory or thinking, or you have a severe mental health condition, such as a current disorder affecting your sense of reality or thoughts of suicide.
  • You have ongoing atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heartbeat, or had a heart attack in the past year.
  • You have chronic kidney disease with a kidney filtering score (eGFR) below 20, or you have had an organ transplant.
  • You had cancer in the past 2 years, other than non-melanoma skin cancer.
  • You took part in an earlier Walk Together study or a previous program teaching people about high blood pressure.
  • Your family support person is younger than 18 or older than 25.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Black or African American * Age 18 to 75 * Diagnosis of essential hypertension * Two clinic-based blood pressure values ≥ 130/ ≥ 80 in 12 months prior * Available family support person to join the study who agrees to participate * English-speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of hypertension is made exclusively during pregnancy * Documented cognitive impairment in patient's medical record * Presence of severe psychiatric condition (i.e., current psychotic disorder or suicidality) * Diagnosis of sustained atrial fibrillation * Past-year myocardial infarction * Diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (eGFR \<20) * Malignancy (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) in past 2 years * Prior organ transplant * Prior participation in earlier Walk Together studies * Participation in prior hypertension health education intervention * Family support person is under the age of 18 or over age of 25

Study sites (1)

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