National Blood Pressure Screening in Children to Optimise Clinical Management of Paediatric Hypertension in South Africa

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (11) locations...
Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

The Childhood Hypertension Consortium of South Africa (CHCSA) was established to foster relationships between the healthcare sector and schools through community engagement and outreach as well as contributing to the decolonization of normative paediatric blood pressure reference values. To date, there has been no nation-wide project in South Africa to determine nationally representative normal blood pressure reference values, nor to estimate the true prevalence of hypertension in the paediatric population of the country. This study will provide critical information on the understanding of blood pressure and hypertension in children, especially of African ancestry. Not only will this effort contribute to the development of the first nationally representative normal reference values of blood pressure but will also benefit healthcare providers in the sector with a clear guideline on the management of high blood pressure in children as developed by experts working with these challenges daily.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 5
Maximum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• All children between ages 5-\<18 years

• All children with voluntary assent/consent and parent's permission

Locations
Other Locations
South Africa
University of the Free State
RECRUITING
Bloemfontein
Red Cross War Memorial Children Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Cape Town
South African Medical Research Council
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Cape Town
University of Cape Town
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Cape Town
University of KwaZulu-Natal
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Durban
University of the Witwatersrand
RECRUITING
Johannesburg
Walter Sisulu University
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Mthatha
University of Limpopo
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Polokwane
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
RECRUITING
Port Elizabeth
Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University
RECRUITING
Potchefstroom
Switzerland
University of Zurich
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Zurich
Contact Information
Primary
Ruan Kruger, PhD
ruan.kruger@nwu.ac.za
+27182992904
Backup
Lebo F Gafane-Matemane, PhD
lebo.gafane@nwu.ac.za
+27182992193
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-04-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-11-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 22464
Treatments
Boys
Girls
Sponsors
Collaborators: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, University of the Free State, Walter Sisulu University, Red Cross War Memorial Childrens Hospital, University of Limpopo, University of KwaZulu, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Groote Schuur Hospital, Medical Research Council, South Africa, University of Zurich, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, University of Cape Town
Leads: North-West University, South Africa

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