Clinical Research Directory

Eligibility criteria for study villages: * The village has a regular village doctor who is willing to participate in the hypertension control project * The village does not plan to merge with other villages within 3 years * The village is at least 2 kilometers away from other participating villages * The village participates in the China New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme Eligibility criteria of study participants: * Men or women aged ≥40 years * Mean untreated systolic BP ≥140 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP ≥90 mm Hg or mean treated systolic BP ≥130 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP ≥80 mm Hg for individuals without a history of clinical CVD; or mean treated/untreated systolic BP ≥130 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP ≥80 mm Hg for individuals with a history of clinical coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease * Have lived in a participating village for at least 6 months * No intention to migrate within next 3 years * Taking part in the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme * Not pregnant or planning to become pregnant * No malignant tumors and life expectancy ≥3 years * Willing to participate and able to sign informed consent