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Implementation of a Beauty Salon-Based Strategy for Blood Pressure Management Among Women
CROWN: Implementation of a Beauty Salon-Based Strategy for Blood Pressure Management Among Women
Who can join
Ages 18 to 79 · Women · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Women 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 * Have visited the participating salons at least twice in the past six months. Exclusion Criteria: Women 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 * Currently participating in other cardiovascular intervention studies * Have severe cognitive impairment, impeding informed consent * Unable to operate blood pressure monitoring equipment after training * Plan to relocate outside the study area within 6 months * Have documented adverse reactions to blood pressure cuff usage.
About the study
CROWN is a two-arm, cluster-randomized pilot trial testing the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a salon-based cardiovascular intervention - training stylists as Heart Health Stylists to conduct in-salon blood pressure screenings, home monitoring with telehealth support, community health-worker coaching, and pharmacist-led medication management - among Black and Hispanic women with hypertension.
What is being tested
- CROWN Intervention (behavioral)
- Enhanced Usual Care (behavioral)
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University · Participants: 144 · Started: May 29, 2026
Contact the study team
- Oluwabunmi Ogungbe, PhD, MPH, RN · Phone: 4106141519
- Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, MHS, RN · Phone: 4106141519
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07042386
Locations in the U.S.
| Maryland | Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.