SMS System for Patients With Uncontrolled Hypertension
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- 20
Summary
- Conditions
- Hypertension
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Single Group AssignmentMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
The pilot will evaluate the feasibility of implementing a Short Message Service (SMS) system and Home Blood Pressure Measurements (HBPM) in the Outpatient Internal Medicine (OPD) clinic at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. Implementing a new short text messaging service will improve the health delivery ...
The pilot will evaluate the feasibility of implementing a Short Message Service (SMS) system and Home Blood Pressure Measurements (HBPM) in the Outpatient Internal Medicine (OPD) clinic at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. Implementing a new short text messaging service will improve the health delivery system in three ways. 1) Increasing patient engagement: SMS and HBPM require an active commitment by the patients themselves in their medical care and results in a marked improvement in the adherence to medication. High adherence to home blood pressure (BP) measurements has also been reported to improve BP control. 2) Supporting patients outside of the office visits by identifying and resolving barriers to medication adherence earlier on (i.e. if patients are unable to get their prescriptions or are having significant side effects). 3) Adopting clinical guidelines to improve BP control in a vulnerable population.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT03596242
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Claudia Campos, MD Wake Forest University Health Sciences
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