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Community mHealth Integrated Care (ComHIC) to manage hypertension/diabetes in Tanzania's overburdened health system

Community mHealth Integrated Care (ComHIC) to manage hypertension/diabetes in Tanzania's overburdened health system - ComHIC implementation science study in Tanzania

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000038029
Enrollment
1600
Registered
2019-09-18
Start date
2021-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Hypertension and diabetes mellitus

Interventions

mHealth (text messaging) with support of community health promoters, usual care mHealth (text messaging) with support of community health promoters

Sponsors

Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Lead Sponsor
The University of Dodoma, Tanzania
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Uncontrolled HT (SBP >=140mmHg and DBP >=90mmHg on at least two separate readings) or Type 2 DM (HbA1c >7%). Receiving care from participating health facilities. Owns a mobile phone and have a voluntary family member who also owns a mobile phone.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Severely ill patients, any patient with complications related with HT and/or DM, type 1 DM, pregnant women, less than 18 years, and mentally ill patients.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
HbA1c systolic and diastolic blood pressure (6, 12, 24 months from the start of intervention)—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
adherence to medication adherence to clinical visits (6, 12, 24 months from the start of intervention)—

Countries

Africa

Contacts

Public ContactKeiko Nakamura

Tokyo Medical and Dental University Department of Global Health Entrepreneurship

nakamura.ith@tmd.ac.jp+81358034048

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026