Hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will receive digital therapeutics for hypertension using the "
CureApp HT"
app. for 6 months, which is an interactive support for intensive and consistent lifestyle modifications.
Sponsors
Jichi Medical University School of Medicine
CureApp, Inc. A&
D, Co.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who meet all the following criteria will be eligible for this study. 1)Patients with essential hypertension who are 20 years old or older. 2)Morning and/or evening SBP at home >=135mmHg and/or morning and/or evening DBP at home >=85mmHg. (Confirmed at the time of temporary enrollment and study registration visits). 3) Patients who use some kind of smartphone application on a daily basis. 4) Patients who have never used "CureApp HT".
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who meet any of the following criteria are excluded in this study. 1) Patients with office SBP>=180 mmHg and/or office DBP>=110 mmHg 2) Patients with a diagnosis of primary aldosteronism, renovascular hypertension, pheochromocytoma, or drug-induced hypertension 3) Patients with suspected renal dysfunction (creatinine >= 1.8 mg/dL) 4) Patients who have difficulty wearing the wristband at all times during the day and while sleeping 5) Patients with pacemakers or other medical electrical devices implanted in the body 6) Patients undergoing treatment for cancer, collagen disease, or other serious illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Relationship between the home BP change and the changes of measurements by ICT devices (objective assessments of lifestyle behavioral modification) after the initiation of the digital therapeutics using the "CureApp HT" app. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| After the initiation of the digital therapeutics using the "CureApp HT", 1) Relationship between the change of home BP and self-reported diary and questionnaire (subjective assessments of lifestyle behavioral modification). 2) Relationship between the objective assessments and subjective assessments of lifestyle behavioral modification 3) Effects of various indexes of lifestyle behavioral modification on BP reduction. 4) Effects of individual characteristics on BP reduction 5) Interaction between lifestyle behavioral modification indexes and individual characteristics on BP reduction 6) Persistence and acquirement of improved lifestyle 7) Persistence of BP-lowering effect | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKazuomi Kario
Jichi Medical University School of Medicine Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed