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NCT05846503: iHEART-SA

iHEART-SA Intervention Study

Completed NA Last updated 10 December 2025
What this trial tests

NA trial testing 1. Quality and info management system in Hypertension in 4,378 participants. Completed in 31 August 2025.

Timeline
1 June 2023
Primary endpoint
31 May 2025
31 August 2025

Quick facts

Lead sponsorUniversity of Witwatersrand, South Africa
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designcrossover
Maskingnone
Primary purposeother
Enrollment4,378
Start date1 June 2023
Primary completion31 May 2025
Estimated completion31 August 2025
Sites1 location across South Africa

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Hypertension or HIV. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Using qualitative data during the formative phase the IHEART-SA research study filled deficiencies in knowledge regarding: 1) what barriers exist to integrating hypertension care within the HIV care setting in South Africa and, 2) how a hypertension care intervention can be adapted to effectively and sustainably function in this care setting. These data have been used to design a context-relevant intervention package for implementation in the next phase of effectiveness-implementation testing, answering the research question: How does an intervention aimed at enhancing hypertension diagnosis and management in people living with HIV improve the delivery of guideline-recommended care in primary healthcare clinics in Gauteng, South Africa, and hypertension control among patients? The study will use an effectiveness-implementation study design. This design allows for the testing of strategies to promote integration of proven interventions in real-world practice (i.e., implementation strategies), while simultaneously assessing clinical effectiveness (i.e., patient level outcomes). For this the study will use a randomized cluster stepped-wedge study design where nine clinics (grouped in clusters of three) will be assigned to a time at which they initiate the intervention.

Publications & conference data

3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Integrating hypertension detection and management in HIV care in South Africa: protocol for a stepped-wedged cluster randomized effectiveness-implementation hybrid trial.
    Galaviz KI, Patel SA, Siedner MJ, Goss CW, et al · · 2024 · cited 8× · PMID 39402688 · DOI 10.1186/s43058-024-00640-6
  2. Dissemination and implementation research coordination and training to improve cardiovascular health in people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: the research coordinating center of the HLB-SIMPLe Alliance.
    Tetteh EK, Effah W, de las Fuentes L, Steger-May K, et al · · 2024 · cited 4× · PMID 38845055 · DOI 10.1186/s43058-024-00599-4
  3. Acceptability of patient education for hypertension self-management among healthcare providers and beneficiaries in South Africa, 2024: A qualitative study.
    Simelane X, Kagura J, Nyatela A, Lalla-Edward ST. · · 2025 · PMID 40599029 · DOI 10.4102/phcfm.v17i1.4801

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