Monitoring Blood Pressure at Home

Purpose

The overall goal of this project is to determine if measuring blood pressure at home and staying in contact with a team of pharmacists and physicians to manage your blood pressure is feasible. The study will enroll 24 participants at UAB who are seen at the Emergency Department Post-Discharge Clinic. Half of the participants (12 patients) will be asked to measure their blood pressure at home, and half of the participants (12 patients) will continue to receive usual care. Participants who measure their blood pressure at home will also meet with a pharmacist weekly over the phone to discuss blood pressure readings and have blood pressure medications prescribed if needed. This program will last 3 months.

Condition

  • Hypertension

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients seen at the Emergency Department Post-Discharge Clinic - >=18 years - Blood pressure >=130/80 mmHg and <=160/100 mmHg - English speakers - Have a smartphone

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients with blood pressure >=160 mmHg

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Placebo Comparator
Usual Care
Participants receive usual care from providers to manage their blood pressure
  • Other: Usual care
    Participants receive usual care, no intervention.
Active Comparator
Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring + Telehealth
Participants will undergo remote blood pressure monitoring and pharmacist led telehealth intervention for blood pressure management
  • Other: Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring + Telehealth
    Remote blood pressure monitoring and pharmacist led telehealth intervention for blood pressure management

Recruiting Locations

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama 35294
Contact:
Lama Ghazi, MD, PhD
205-552-3045
lghazi@uab.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Contact

Lama Ghazi, MD, PhD
205-552-3045
lghazi@uab.edu

Detailed Description

For all participants: 1. Participants will receive information on the importance of measuring blood pressure and ways to improve blood pressure. 2. Participants will complete questionnaires describing current socioeconomic position, medical history and healthcare needs. 3. Participants will come in for one research clinic visit to get blood pressure measured 3 months after enrollment in this study. For participants asked to measure blood pressure at home: 1. Measure blood pressure twice a day at home, following the instructions provided. The study will provide participants with the device and send text message reminders each week day. Participants will return the device at study visit 3 months from now. 2. Following the instructions provided, participants will talk to a pharmacist over the phone weekly to discuss blood pressure and medications. All medication changes will be discussed with a collaborating physician. 3. Participants will complete questionnaires on satisfaction with the program.