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Improve Hypertension Monitoring and Self-management by Using mHealth

NCT02632838 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2018-06-19

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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.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

iHealth BP7-Wireless Blood Pressure Wrist Monitor,

The mHealth group will ask to use iHealth BP7-Wireless Blood Pressure Wrist Monitor at home. This monitor is a fully automatic wrist cuff blood pressure monitor that uses the oscillometric principle to measure blood pressure and pulse rate. The monitor works with mobile devices to test, track and share vital blood pressure data. The Bluetooth sync system allows the monitor to send BP measures and pulse rate to patients' mobile devices. The free iHealth app automatically keeps a history of BP data and gives patient the option to share their blood pressure data with their provider. In addition to keep the data on the mobile device, patient also receive a free and secure cloud account. Vital data on the cloud allows patients to access from any computer and to share with their provider.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Peijia Zha, PhD · Rutgers University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-31
Primary Completion
2017-09-30
Completion
2017-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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