Can videos help lower blood pressure in Karachi?
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests whether short videos or other media can help people with high blood pressure lower it better. It focuses on patients in low-income areas of Karachi who already get care at SINA clinics.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 21 and 70 years old.
- You were diagnosed with high blood pressure at one of SINA's clinics in the last 30 days.
- You take medicine to control your blood pressure.
- You can visit the clinic regularly and can speak Urdu, Sindhi, Balochi, Pashto, or Punjabi.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding, and you do not have a cancer that might change your medications.
- Your blood pressure is not above 220/120 mmHg.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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