A Study to Evaluate the Best Ways to Implement a Community Health Worker-supported Telehealth Program for Managing High Blood Pressure in Kenya (COMPASS)
Community-based Implementation of Hypertension Screening and Telehealth Systems in Kenya
This study will compare two strategies involving community health workers and telehealth to help control high blood pressure among rural residents in Kenya: basic steps including training, developing protocols, and engaging leaders for supervision, compared to these steps plus additional support from healthcare worker champions and support from an outside facilitator. The program will be tested in 16 health centers and their surrounding catchment areas in Kenya to determine which approach works best.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The study's goal is to examine the implementation and effectiveness of two strategies for integrating a community health worker (CHW)-facilitated hypertension telehealth intervention into routine care at primary health centers operated by Kenya's Ministry of Health (MoH). Investigators will conduct a type 2 hybrid implementation-effectiveness cluster randomized trial across 16 MoH primary health centers and surrounding communities in Homa Bay County to compare the impact of core and enhanced strategies on uptake of CHW telehealth and population-level hypertension control at 18 months. A waiver of consent will be obtained for the collection of data for the primary outcomes. CHWs, clinicians, implementation champions, practice facilitators, clinic directors, CHW supervisors and MOH leadership will take part in the implementation, in-depth interviews and surveys.
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Douglas Black
- Phone Number: 415-806-3016
- Email: douglas.black@ucsf.edu
Study Locations
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Mbita, Kenya
- GPRT
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Contact:
- Janice Litunya, MBChB
- Phone Number: +254-710-710593
- Email: litunyajaniceo@gmail.com
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Patient-Level Inclusion Criteria for Primary Outcome Ascertainment (waiver of consent)
- Adults ≥40 years of age
- Residing within the "Community Unit" served by one of the 16 MoH primary care clinics included in the study
- Hypertension diagnosis (BP ≥140/90 mmHg on average of 2nd and 3rd measures on two separate occasions OR ≥160/100 mmHg on average of 2nd and 3rd measures on a single occasion OR currently on antihypertensive therapy)
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: Core Strategies
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CHWs and clinicians receive case-based training, MoH leadership supervision, implementation blueprints with medication supply strengthening at participating health facilities |
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Experimental: Enhanced Strategies
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Core Strategies components plus CHW and clinician champions coaching and motivation with support from practice facilitators |
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Implementation: Penetration
Time Frame: Months 0-18
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Proportion of adults 40 years and older with hypertension who receive at least 1 telehealth hypertension visit |
Months 0-18
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Effectiveness: Population-level hypertension control
Time Frame: Months 12-18
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Proportion of adults 40 years and older with hypertension who have controlled blood pressure (<140/90 mmHg) at last measure during months 12-18 |
Months 12-18
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Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Matt Hickey, MD, University of California, San Francisco
- Principal Investigator: James Ayieko, MBChB, PhD, MPH, Kenya Medical Research Institute
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Hickey MD, Owaraganise A, Ogachi S, Sunday H, Aoko C, Sang N, Agengo G, Kabami J, Kakande E, Mugoma EW, Schwab J, Sutter N, Black D, Muiru A, Chamie G, Petersen ML, Balzer LB, Bukusi EA, Havlir DV, Kamya MR, Ayieko J. A prospective cohort study of the SEARCH integrated HIV/hypertension community health worker-led intervention in rural Kenya and Uganda. J Int AIDS Soc. 2025 Jul;28 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):e26500. doi: 10.1002/jia2.26500.
- Hickey MD, Ayieko J, Kabami J, Owaraganise A, Kakande E, Ogachi S, Aoko CI, Wafula EM, Sang N, Sunday H, Revill P, Bansi-Matharu L, Shade SB, Chamie G, Balzer LB, Petersen ML, Havlir DV, Kamya MR, Phillips AN. Cost-effectiveness of leveraging existing HIV primary health systems and community health workers for hypertension screening and treatment in Africa: An individual-based modeling study. PLoS Med. 2025 Jan 24;22(1):e1004531. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004531. eCollection 2025 Jan.
- Hickey MD, Owaraganise A, Ogachi S, Sang N, Wafula EM, Kabami J, Sutter N, Temple J, Muiru A, Chamie G, Kakande E, Petersen ML, Balzer LB, Havlir DV, Kamya MR, Ayieko J. Community health worker-facilitated telehealth for moderate-severe hypertension care in Kenya and Uganda: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS Med. 2025 Jun 5;22(6):e1004632. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004632. eCollection 2025 Jun.
- Hickey MD, Ayieko J, Owaraganise A, Sim N, Balzer LB, Kabami J, Atukunda M, Opel FJ, Wafula E, Nyabuti M, Brown L, Chamie G, Jain V, Peng J, Kwarisiima D, Camlin CS, Charlebois ED, Cohen CR, Bukusi EA, Kamya MR, Petersen ML, Havlir DV. Effect of a patient-centered hypertension delivery strategy on all-cause mortality: Secondary analysis of SEARCH, a community-randomized trial in rural Kenya and Uganda. PLoS Med. 2021 Sep 20;18(9):e1003803. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003803. eCollection 2021 Sep.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Estimated)
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- COMPASS HTN
- R01HL180265 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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