2. Materials and Methods
Hypertension
HYPERTENSION
This parallel randomized controlled trial included participants from the general population and the Hypertension outpatient clinic at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA). Prior to enrollment, participants provided informed consent, and the study protocol (protocol number 150496) was approved by the hospital’s institutional review board. Additionally, the study protocol has been registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02848690) and published [