National Blood Pressure Screening in Children to Improve Paediatric Healthcare in South Africa

RecruitingOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment

22,464

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 1, 2024

Primary Completion Date

November 30, 2028

Study Completion Date

November 30, 2028

Conditions
HypertensionObesity, AdolescentObesity, Childhood
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Blood pressure screening

Blood pressure and anthropometric measurements will be performed in children and adolescents between ages 5-18 years to develop South African nomograms that will aid in the development of clinical practice guidelines to optimise hypertension care in South Africa youth.

Trial Locations (11)

2531

RECRUITING

Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom

Unknown

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha

RECRUITING

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth

RECRUITING

University of the Free State, Bloemfontein

RECRUITING

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

University of Limpopo, Polokwane

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Red Cross War Memorial Children Hospital, Cape Town

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

University of Cape Town, Cape Town

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

University of Zurich, Zurich

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Medical Research Council, South Africa

OTHER

collaborator

University of Cape Town

OTHER

collaborator

University of Limpopo

OTHER

collaborator

Walter Sisulu University

OTHER

collaborator

University of KwaZulu

OTHER

collaborator

Red Cross War Memorial Childrens Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

OTHER

collaborator

University of Zurich

OTHER

collaborator

Groote Schuur Hospital

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

OTHER

collaborator

Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

University of the Free State

UNKNOWN

lead

North-West University, South Africa

OTHER