China Rural Hypertension Control Project 2014

Effectiveness of a Standardized Protocol-based Treatment Program on Hypertension Control in Rural China.

China Rural Hypertension Control (CRHC) Project is a cluster randomized trial aims to test the effectiveness of a standardized protocol-based treatment program on hypertension control in rural China.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Man and women aged 40 years or older.
• Mean systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg; and/or use of antihypertensive medications.Mean blood pressure is based on three measurements at two separate days at least two days apart and within one month.
• Permanent residents in the study villages.
• Do not plan to emigrate in the next 2 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to provide consent.
• Treated for malignant tumor and life expectancy<2 years judged by study physician.
• Pregnancy, currently trying to become pregnant, or of child-bearing potential and not using birth control.
• Diagnosted psychiatric patients.