Hypertension in Pregnancy
Conditions
Keywords
Hypertension, Blood Pressure, Post-Partum, Telemonitoring
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if monitored blood pressure paired with education reduces maternal mortality and morbidity during the post-partum period in a high-risk rural population of women.
Detailed description
Women with hypertension during pregnancy are at an increased risk of maternal mortality (death during or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy) and hypertension related morbidity. Black women, women with lower education and less access to health care resources also have increased maternal mortality and morbidity. This project will use Bluetooth enabled blood pressure devices to monitor blood pressure in a population of postpartum women at increased risk for maternal mortality and morbidity. We will compare the number of postpartum hypertensive incidences and severities to a population of women who did not have a postpartum blood pressure control intervention.
Interventions
Women will complete a 9-question survey (pre-education) prior to discharge and will go over an education video a study team member. Once discharged, women will be asked to measure their blood pressure daily for the first postpartum week, and then weekly until postpartum week 6. Women who have a doctor's visit scheduled during the first 10 days, a member of the study team will meet them there to assess blood pressure and answer any questions. Women who do not have a visit scheduled they will have a telehealth visit during days 8-10 to complete the same assessments. At the final visit, participants will measure their blood pressure via HBPT, prior to returning the unit, complete a post-education questionnaire, a post-study questionnaire and have any questions or concerns addressed.
Sponsors
University of Chicago
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Signed informed consent in a postpartum woman between 18-45 years of age at the time of study enrollment 2. Hospitalized for delivery with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy as defined by ACOG 2019 Guidelines (chronic hypertension, HELLP syndrome, eclampsia, preeclampsia, gestational hypertension or new onset postpartum hypertension). 3. Ability to understand English or Spanish 4. Reliable access to the Internet and a Bluetooth mobile device 5. Willingness to download Omron Connect App and ability to use blood pressure monitor
Exclusion criteria
1. Does not meet Inclusion criteria 2. Postpartum or operative complication that prolongs hospital stay beyond postpartum day 10. 3. Patients who are currently participating in another clinical trial to evaluate a therapeutic intervention for control of blood pressure.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Determine if HBPT decreases the severity of postpartum hypertension complication | 9 months | Postpartum outcomes between women being monitored to those from the previous year who received no postpartum blood pressure monitoring will be compared. Women will be monitored and we measure Systolic, Diastolic and Mean arterial pressure and to see if HPBT decreases the severity of postpartum hypertension from previous baseline measurements from women who had no interventions. Percentages of patients with controlled blood pressure at each time point will be compared to previous BP measurements. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Increase awareness and knowledge of postpartum blood pressure control in a group of high-risk women | 9 months | A 9-question survey will be given before any hypertension education is conducted with study participants and again at the end of the 6-week study. The pre-test and post-test will measure if women are more knowledgeable of how to monitor postpartum blood pressure. We will calculate test scores and knowledge based on increase or decrease of correct answers after participants received education and training. |
| Assess compliance using HBPT and adherence to blood pressure medication | 9 months | Study completion records (per week) will be compared with study covariates (i.e. maternal race, age, parity). The measurement of compliance across different subcategories will determine what population, race and age group is most compliant. Percentage of women who are correctly taking medication will be calculated. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed