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
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Placebo Comparator Usual Care |
Participants receive usual care from providers to manage their blood pressure |
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Active Comparator Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring + Telehealth |
Participants will undergo remote blood pressure monitoring and pharmacist led telehealth intervention for blood pressure management |
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Recruiting Locations
Birmingham, Alabama 35294
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
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.