Community-based screening and treatment for cardiovascular risk factors

Community-based screening and treatment for cardiovascular risk factors improve blood pressure control in humans.

“trial intervention was acceptable and led to improved medication compliance, blood pressure control and awareness about stroke”

Human trialrural community

Effect of a community-based intervention for cardiovascular risk factor control on stroke mortality in rural Gadchiroli, India: a cluster-randomised controlled trial · Wellcome open research · 8 Jul 2026

Community-based screening and treatment for cardiovascular risk factors have no effect on stroke mortality in humans (adjusted HR 0.84, 95% CI 0.62-1.12, p = 0.23).

“stroke mortality rate per 100,000 person-years in the last 2.5 years of the intervention, which was the primary outcome of the trial, was comparable in the intervention (416.7) and the control arm (484.9)”

Human trialrural community3.5 years

Effect of a community-based intervention for cardiovascular risk factor control on stroke mortality in rural Gadchiroli, India: a cluster-randomised controlled trial · Wellcome open research · 8 Jul 2026