Home-Based Care for Hypertension in Rural South Africa
In South Africa, home-based hypertension care led to a significantly lower mean systolic blood pressure at 6 months than standard, clinic-based care. (Supported by the National Institutes of Health and others; IMPACT-BP ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT05492955; South African National Clinical Trials Register number, DOH-27-112022-4895.).
Authors
- Mark Jacob Siedner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3506-842X)
- Joanna Orne‐Gliemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0359-4089)
- Thomas A. Gaziano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5985-345X)
- Shafika Abrahams‐Gessel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4954-057X)
- Alison Castle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7752-6236)
- Lusanda Mazibuko
- Nombulelo Magula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8625-9539)
- Max Bachmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1770-3506)
- Siyabonga Nxumalo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5931-1784)
- Thabang Manyaapelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5664-6295)
- Dickman Gareta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4004-5655)
- Nsika Sithole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2090-3453)
- Kathy Baisley
Institutions
- University of East Anglia (GB)
- University of Bern (CH)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Université de Bordeaux (FR)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Bordeaux Population Health (FR)
- Africa Health Research Institute (ZA)
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (CH)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2509958
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.33
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- National Institutes of Health