Hypertension
Conditions
Keywords
hypertension, mobile health
Brief summary
A single-arm study to assess the ability of the AHOMKA platform for hypertension management to affect blood pressure change among urban and rural patients in Ghana.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEnhanced Usual Care Group
A culturally-adapted mobile health platform will be used in the intervention to enable participants to record blood pressure and heart rate readings at home and store data in the mobile platform. Providers will have access to the store data using a provider-facing app.
Sponsors
University of Ghana Medical School
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
University of Health and Allied Sciences
Tufts University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Feasibility study of mobile health application
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
30 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* diagnosis of hypertension
Exclusion criteria
* Comorbidities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Blood Pressure levels from Baseline | Baseline, 6 months | Changes in blood pressure levels, measured in mmHg, will be assessed at the baseline and 6-month endline visit. |
Countries
Ghana
Outcome results
None listed