Blood Pressure, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Conditions
Brief summary
The Nephrocare mHealth project supports patients with Chronic Kidney Disease with a mobile application and telemonitoring. The application includes the follow-up of blood pressure.
Detailed description
Patients that are included in the Nephrocare mHealth project send their blood pressure results through an app or online website. The clinical decision support system will alert the patient, as well as the general practitioner and the hospital when the blood pressure is too high or low. In addition the clinical decision support will calculate monthly averages and all the data are connected with the electronic patient files.
Interventions
OTHERTelemonitoring of blood pressure
Blood pressure monitoring at least once a week.
Sponsors
General Hospital Groeninge
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Dutch-speaking * Signed and approved informed consent * Follow-up by nephrology at the University Hospitals Leuven or General Hospital Groeninge
Exclusion criteria
* No Dutch-speaking * Impaired cognitive condition or medically unstable
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Systolic and diastolic blood pressure under control | 6 months | Percentage of patients with blood pressure within target limits |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adaptations of treatment | 6 months | Percentage of change in hypertension therapy |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed