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Barber and Pharmacist Coordination to Improve Blood Pressure Management

Who can join

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

Age
35 Years to 79 Years
Sex
Male only
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

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

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 a fully remote program to manage high blood pressure, with barbers and pharmacists working together. It is for non-Hispanic Black men ages 35–79 who have high blood pressure and regularly visit the same barbershop.

The original, "Cut Your Pressure Too: The LA Barbershop Blood Pressure Study (LABBPS)" (NCT02321618) was a highly successful cluster-randomized trial of a community centered blood pressure (BP) reduction program focused on Non-Hispanic (NH) black men who experience the highest rates of hypertension (HTN) and its complications. Patrons of 52 barbershops in Los Angeles County were randomly assigned to either an intervention arm in which barbers encouraged meetings with trained clinical pharmacists who provided HTN treatment in the barbershops or a control arm in which barbers provided educational pamphlets on HTN and encouraged physician appointments. After 6 months, the intervention group had a statistically significant reduction in systolic BP (SBP) of 21.6 mmHg compared to the control group. Results were durable at 1 year. Thereafter, a pilot study (NCT03726710) aimed at improving the efficiency of the barbershop model of HTN care by substituting in-person visits with video visits once BP was at goal was undertaken in 10 hypertensive barbershop patrons. The intervention effect was unchanged. The current study represents Aim 3 of an NIH funded renewal application entitled, "Barber and Pharmacist Coordination to Improve Blood Pressure Management in Black Men." It will build upon the foundational work of the original study and telemedicine pilot by evaluating the efficacy of a fully remote hypertension management program.

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

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Are 35–79 years old.
  • Identify as a non-Hispanic Black man.
  • Have a top blood pressure number of 140 or higher on at least 2 separate screening days, with the second check within 4 weeks.
  • Have had a haircut at the same barbershop at least every 6 weeks for the past 6 months.
  • Have a signed agreement for a doctor to work with the study pharmacist.

Who can't join

  • Are younger than 35 or older than 79, or your arm does not fit the blood pressure device.
  • Have severe problems with thinking or memory, or are not fluent in English.
  • Are getting chemotherapy to treat cancer.
  • Are receiving or planning a heart, kidney, or liver transplant, or are getting dialysis (treatment that filters your blood).
  • Have had fewer than 8 haircuts at the same barbershop in the past 12 months.
  • Plan to move in the next 12 months or travel outside the area for more than 1 month.
  • Are in another clinical trial testing a blood pressure medicine or treatment.
  • Are unwilling or unable to give informed consent (agree to join after learning about the study).

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

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Ages 35-79 2. Self-identify as NH Black male 3. Documented systolic BP ≥ 140 mmHg on 2 or more separate screening days. The second BP assessment must be completed within a 4-week period 4. Regularly attend the same barbershop (barbershop patrons having at least one haircut every 6 weeks in the same barbershop for the past 6 months) 5. Signed physician collaborative practice agreement with the study pharmacist Exclusion Criteria: 1. Ages \<35 or \>79 years 2. Arm circumference incompatible with the BP device 3. Severe cognitive impairment 4. Non-fluent in English 5. Currently receiving chemotherapy for cancer 6. Current or planned cardiac, renal, or liver transplant 7. Currently receiving dialysis 8. New/infrequent patronage (\<8 haircuts at the same barbershop in the past 12 months) 9. Plans to move/relocate in the next 12 months and/or travel out-of-area for \> 1 month 10. Participation in a clinical trial where the active treatment study is testing a BP agent and/or intervention 11. Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent

Study sites (1)

CA