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Strengthening Hypertension Care in Rural Assam: A Mobile Application-Based Initiative through MRHRU, Chabua at RHTC, Chabua

Intensification of community awareness for adoption of healthy lifestyle practices and self-monitoring for improving hypertension care cascade across Assam: A mobile application-based model delivered through rural health trainees attending Rural Health Training Centre (RHTC), Chabua, Assam - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/04/109684
Enrollment
60
Registered
2026-04-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Sponsors

Department of Health Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: This study will be conducted among the Lady Health Supervisor (LHS) trainees attending Rural Health Training Centre (RHTC), Chabua. RHTC is located at the premises of MRHRU-Chabua. The 60 LHS-trainees from all the districts of Assam undertake a 6-months training programme on community health at RHTC every year. The consenting trainees of the current batch will be recruited as the study subjects.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those who do not give consent will be excluded from the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome will be Capacity building of rural health trainees in usage of a unique android based mobile application for adopting healthy lifestyle practices and self-monitoring of blood pressure for hypertension care cascade Dissemination of the mobile application for improving hypertension care cascade across rural settings of Assam through a Training of Trainers (TOT) modelTimepoint: The primary outcome will be Capacity building of rural health trainees in usage of a unique android based mobile application for adopting healthy lifestyle practices and self-monitoring of blood pressure for hypertension care cascade Dissemination of the mobile application for improving hypertension care cascade across rural settings of Assam through a Training of Trainers (TOT) model

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Assessing the deliverables of this model among the frontline healthcare workers and in the community To understand the perspective on hypertension and its self-management practices among the trainees and in the communityTimepoint: 1 year

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Prasanta Kumar Borah

ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre North-East

pkborah.rmrcne@gov.in8811991450

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026