CROWN: Implementation of a Beauty Salon-Based Strategy for Blood Pressure Management Among Women
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
CROWN is a two-arm, cluster-randomized pilot trial testing the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a salon-based cardiovascular intervention - training stylists as Heart Health Stylists to conduct in-salon blood pressure screenings, home monitoring with telehealth support, community health-worker coaching, and pharmacist-led medication management - among Black and Hispanic women with hypertension.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 79
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⁃ Women are eligible if:
• At least 18 years old
• Self-identify as Black/African American or Hispanic
• Have an average seated systolic blood pressure of 130 mmHg or higher on initial salon screening, and
• Have visited the participating salons at least twice in the past six months.
Locations
United States
Maryland
Johns Hopkins University
RECRUITING
Baltimore
Contact Information
Primary
Oluwabunmi Ogungbe, PhD, MPH, RN
oogungb3@jh.edu
4106141519
Backup
Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, MHS, RN
ycommod1@jhmi.edu
4106141519
Time Frame
Start Date: 2026-05-29
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-05-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 144
Treatments
Experimental: CROWN Intervention Arm
Participants will receive in-salon blood pressure screenings by trained stylists, a home blood pressure monitor connected to a telemonitoring app, community health worker coaching, pharmacist medication support, and digital social needs screening with referrals.
Active_comparator: Enhanced Usual Care Arm
Participants will receive in-salon blood pressure screenings, a free Omron home monitor, printed cardiovascular health materials, and standard referrals to social and health services, without telemonitoring, coaching, or pharmacist support.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: American Heart Association
Leads: Johns Hopkins University