N/A
Completed N=1,607
Monitoring and Testing of Blood Pressure in Postpartum Women
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05236725 ↗Enrolled (actual)
1,607
Serious AEs
3.9%
Results posted
Mar 2026
Primary outcomePrimary: Median Number of Remote Blood Pressure (rBPM) Measurements Obtained Per Participant — 6 Number of rBPM measurements
Summary
The purpose of this research study is to find out the usefulness of checking a woman's blood pressure remotely (at home) for 3 weeks after being discharged from the hospital after having a baby (or babies). Some women can develop hypertension, or high blood pressure, after delivery even if they have not had this problem before or during their pregnancy. Untreated or unknown high blood pressure can lead to medical complications, and if severe, can be life threatening. Monitoring, or checking, remote blood pressure after a woman has delivered her baby (or babies) has been suggested to be a better way to monitor blood pressures without having to stay in the hospital for a longer time after delivery. Other researchers report that women who have checked their blood pressure remotely after delivery found out that this was both possible and acceptable.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Median Number of Remote Blood Pressure (rBPM) Measurements Obtained Per Participant |
6 | — |
| PRIMARY Proportion of Participants Monitoring Blood Pressure (BP) According to American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Guidelines |
0.308; 0.786 | — |
| PRIMARY Median Total Cost of Health Care |
1040; 1046 | — |
| PRIMARY Number of Participants Experiencing at Least One Day With a Severe Hypertension Event |
35; 66; 10; 50 | — |
| PRIMARY Number of Participants With One or More Urgent or Emergent Care Encounters |
95; 131 | — |
| SECONDARY Median Number of Encounters for Urgent or Emergent Care |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Acceptability of rBPM in Postpartum Period |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Median Length of Stay (LOS) in Hospital After Delivery |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Median Number of Hospital Readmissions |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Median Length of Stay (LOS) for Hospital Readmissions |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Median Number of Women That Have a Follow-up Encounter Scheduled With Their Primary Care Physician (PCP) Within 12 Months After Delivery |
— | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Women that received prenatal care at one of the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Obstetrics/Maternal-Fetal Medicine outpatient clinic locations in Forsyth County, North Carolina
- Women that delivered an infant(s) at The Birth Center at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
- Women that delivered an infant(s) at home or outside facility, and were transported to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and received postpartum care in The Birth Center
- Currently resides in Forsyth County, North Carolina
- Able to read and understand either English or Spanish
- Owns or has daily access to a smart phone (iOS or Android operating system) with available Wi-Fi or monthly mobile data plan
Exclusion Criteria
- Women that received postpartum care at any location other than The Birth Center at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
- Resides outside of Forsyth County, North Carolina
- Under 18 years of age
- Unable to read or understand either English or Spanish
- Does not own or have daily access to a smart phone (iOS or Android operating system) with available Wi-Fi or monthly mobile data plan
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05236725). 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. Informational only — not medical advice.