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Beauty Salon-Based Blood Pressure Management Strategy for Women

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Study AimThis study explores a beauty salon-based approach to manage women's blood pressure, aiming to lower systolic blood pressure through American Heart Association (AHA)-guided measurements in the salon and at home.
What is being tested

CROWN Intervention

+ Enhanced Usual Care
Behavioral
Who is being recruted

Hypertension

From 18 to 79 Years
+14 Eligibility Criteria

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How is the trial designed

Prevention Study

Interventional
Study Start: November 2025

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Summary

Principal SponsorJohns Hopkins University
Study ContactOluwabunmi Ogungbe, PhD, MPH, RN
Last updated: October 16, 2025
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Study start date: November 1, 2025Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This study aims to help manage high blood pressure among Black and Hispanic women by using an innovative approach in beauty salons. Women over 18 with elevated blood pressure are eligible to join. The study's goal is to see if a community-based method, involving hair stylists trained to provide health information and support, can effectively help lower blood pressure. This approach targets women in a familiar and comfortable setting, addressing a critical need for better blood pressure management in these communities, which can improve health outcomes and reduce the risk of heart disease. Participants in the study will either receive weekly blood pressure checks from trained stylists and additional support like home blood pressure monitors, mobile app access, coaching, and pharmacist advice, or receive only educational materials and a monitor. Blood pressure and other health markers will be monitored at the start, after 12 weeks, and at 24 weeks. The study measures changes in blood pressure, how well participants follow health advice, and any improvements in lifestyle and social factors. Participants will receive gift cards and get to keep the blood pressure monitors at the study's end. Feedback on the experience will be collected through interviews to understand how acceptable this approach is.

Official TitleCROWN: Implementation of a Beauty Salon-Based Strategy for Blood Pressure Management Among Women 
Principal SponsorJohns Hopkins University
Study ContactOluwabunmi Ogungbe, PhD, MPH, RN
Last updated: October 16, 2025
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details
144 patients to be enrolledTotal number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.
Prevention Study
Prevention studies aim to stop a disease from developing. They often involve people at risk and test things like vaccines, lifestyle changes, or preventive medications.

How participants are assigned to different groups/arms
In this clinical study, participants are placed into groups randomly, like flipping a coin. This ensures that the study is fair and unbiased, making the results more reliable. By assigning participants by chance, researchers can better compare treatments without external influences.

Other Ways to Assign Participants
Non-randomized allocation: Participants are assigned based on specific factors, such as their medical condition or a doctor's decision.
None (Single-arm trial): If the study has only one group, all participants receive the same treatment, and no allocation is needed.

How treatments are given to participants
Participants are divided into different groups, each receiving a specific treatment at the same time. This helps researchers compare how well different treatments work against each other.

Other Ways to Assign Treatments
Single-group assignment: Everyone gets the same treatment.
Cross-over assignment: Participants switch between treatments during the study.
Factorial assignment: Participants receive different combinations of treatments.
Sequential assignment: Participants receive treatments one after another in a specific order, possibly based on individual responses.
Other assignment: Treatment assignment does not follow a standard or predefined design.

How the effectiveness of the treatment is controlled
In a non placebo-controlled study, no participants receive an inert substance (placebo) to compare outcomes. Instead, all participants receive either the experimental treatment or an alternative treatment (often the Standard of Care). This method allows researchers to compare the effects of the experimental treatment with those of a different active intervention, rather than a placebo.

Other Options
Placebo-Controlled: A placebo is used to compare the effects of the experimental treatment with those of an inert substance, isolating the true treatment effect.

How the interventions assigned to participants is kept confidential
Participants do not know which treatment they are receiving, but researchers do. This helps prevent bias from participants' expectations while still allowing researchers to monitor the study closely.

Other Ways to Mask Information
Open-label: Everyone knows which treatment is being given.
Double-blind: Neither participants nor researchers know which treatment is given.
Triple-blind: Participants, researchers, and outcome assessors do not know which treatment is given.
Quadruple-blind: Participants, researchers, outcome assessors, and care providers all do not know which treatment is given.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria
FemaleBiological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.
From 18 to 79 YearsRange of ages for which participants are eligible to join.
Healthy volunteers allowedIf individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.
Conditions
Pathology
Hypertension
Criteria
5 inclusion criteria required to participate
omen 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

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9 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
omen are excluded if
Pregnant or planning pregnancy during the study period
Have end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis
Have serious medical conditions limiting life expectancy to less than 12 months

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Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives
2 intervention groups 

are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups
Group I
Experimental
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.
Group II
Active Comparator
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.
Study Objectives
Primary Objectives

Mean change in systolic blood pressure as assessed by standardized American Heart Association (AHA)-guided automated measurements in the salon and at home (average of three seated readings after 5 minutes' rest).
Secondary Objectives

Hemoglobin A1c by finger-stick point of care testing (POCT)

Change in weight via calibrated scales

Change in lipids level by finger-stick point of care testing (POCT)

Change in percent body fat via calibrated scales

Mean change in diastolic blood pressure as assessed by standardized American Heart Association (AHA)-guided automated measurements in the salon and at home (average of three seated readings after 5 minutes' rest).

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.
This study has 1 location
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Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, United StatesSee the location
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