N/A N=30 Randomized Basic Science

Improve Hypertension Monitoring and Self-management by Using mHealth

Hypertension

Bottom Line

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Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Jun 2018

Primary outcome: Primary: Blood Pressure (BP) Change — 145.77; 145.67; 140.55; 142.62 mm Hg

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: iHealth BP7-Wireless Blood Pressure Wrist Monitor, (Device)
Age: Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Primary completion: Sep 2017

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Blood Pressure (BP) Change	145.77; 145.67; 140.55; 142.62; 137.38; 140.88	—
SECONDARY Blood Pressure Monitoring Adherence	0.71; 0.65	—

Summary

Monitoring and self-management are important components of effective chronic disease care and improved patient outcomes. With the rapid development of integration of mobile health technology (mHealth) into health care delivery services, mHealth intervention provides a great opportunity to improve the efficiency of chronic disease management. However, little is known about whether mHealth interventions can effectively impact the health and health care outcomes in underserved populations. This pilot study will assess the preliminary effectiveness of a mobile-based health intervention in an urban underserved community with a high incidence of hypertension. It is hypothesized that patients with hypertension will experience improved outcomes due to the use of a mHealth application compared with patients who are not using the application. The findings from this study will advance our understanding of the utility of mHealth interventions among underserved populations and generate evidence to support this new health care delivery approach in underserved urban communities. In this study, two hypotheses will be tested: 1. Hypertension patients using the mHealth application exhibit a greater decrease in blood pressure and better maintenance over a 6-month period compared to those who receive standard care. 2. Hypertension patients using the mHealth application will exhibit more effective self-management as compared to those who receive standard care.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1)18-64 year-old residents of one of the three housing developments and use our community health center as their primary care service

Subjects who have been documented with uncontrolled blood pressure, and whose BP measures 140/90 mmHg or higher for either of the two numbers
Subjects must have a compatible mobile device
Nurses in this study must be who are currently working at our community health center

Exclusion Criteria

Patients under the age of 18 years old
Pregnant women
Patient with serious arrhythmia
Patient with preeclamptic
Patient who cannot speak/read English.
Patients using University Hospital or other clinical offices as their primary care service

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02632838). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.