REACH OUT: to Reduce High Blood Pressure
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Hypertension
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Enrollment
- 94
- Primary Endpoint
- Mean Change in Systolic Blood Pressure
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
One of the most powerful predictors of stroke is hypertension, with estimates of approximately 33% of adults in the United States experiencing this condition. Hypertension is significantly more prevalent in African Americans compared to European Americans. Importantly, hypertension is a modifiable stroke risk factor.
This proposal will use a community-based participatory research approach to perform a randomized trial of a mobile phone text-messaging intervention to reduce high blood pressure in an urban African American community in Flint, Michigan.
Detailed Description
This is a randomized controlled trial of text messaging and blood pressure self-monitoring to reduce blood pressure.
Investigators
Lesli E. Skolarus, MD
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Adult (\>18 y/o) participants with BP ≥140/90 who have mobile phones with text-messaging capability.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Adult who is illiterate, non-English speaking, pregnant, incarcerated/ institutionalized resident, or has a pre-existing condition that makes follow-up for 6 months unlikely.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Mean Change in Systolic Blood Pressure
Time Frame: Baseline to 6 months
Secondary Outcomes
- Mean Change in Diastolic Blood Pressure(Baseline to 6 months)