Digital cardiovascular prevention

Digital cardiovascular prevention - DICAP

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00038479

Enrollment

180

Registered

2025-11-17

Start date

2025-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-12-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

I10

Interventions

Group 1: Telemedical monitoring of blood pressure, body weight, ECG, and physical activity. Digital educational modules on cardiovascular prevention. Telemedical optimization of cardiovascular risk fa

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

40 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Arterial hypertension + one other cardiovascular risk factor (physical inactivity, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, smoking, diabetes mellitus) -MRI suitability (no tinnitus, no tattoos, no magnetic implants)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. A history of a cardiovascular or neurovascular event (heart attack, stroke) 2. Relevant and uncontrolled supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias (except adequately rate-controlled atrial fibrillation) 3. (Moderate) and/or intervention-requiring valvular heart disease or symptomatic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) 4. A history of substantial neurological or psychiatric disorders (e.g., seizure disorder, severe traumatic brain injury, depression, schizophrenia, dementia) 5. An implanted pacemaker 6. Malignant diseases with a reduced life expectancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in hypertension (baseline vs. end of study)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
• Cardiovascular fitness (VO2max, grip strength, muscle mass) • Cardiovascular risk profile (composite score: blood pressure, lipid levels, physical activity, obesity) • Clinical parameters of vascular function (arterial stiffness, FMD, retinal vascular analysis) • Clinical parameters of cardiac function (including LVEF, diastolic function) • Microvascular function (MRI: STRIVE score) • Cognition (composite cognition score) • Blood parameters (inflammation, BDNF, Klotho, dementia markers, etc.) • Lifestyle factors • Frequency/severity of adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs)	—

Measure

Time frame

• Cardiovascular fitness (VO2max, grip strength, muscle mass) • Cardiovascular risk profile (composite score: blood pressure, lipid levels, physical activity, obesity) • Clinical parameters of vascular function (arterial stiffness, FMD, retinal vascular analysis) • Clinical parameters of cardiac function (including LVEF, diastolic function) • Microvascular function (MRI: STRIVE score) • Cognition (composite cognition score) • Blood parameters (inflammation, BDNF, Klotho, dementia markers, etc.) • Lifestyle factors • Frequency/severity of adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactPatrick Müller

Universitätsklinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie

patrick.mueller@med.ovgu.de+493916724860

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026