Hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Enhanced usual care
Informational SMS-text intervention
Interactive SMS-text intervention
Sponsors
University of Oxford
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Potential participtans are eligible to participate if: (i)they have existing or confirmed newly diagnosed hypertension and are either currently receiving blood pressure lowering medication or are about to start blood pressure lowering medication, irrespective of co-morbid conditions. (ii) their mean blood pressure at enrolment is < 175/105 iii) they are adults (21 years or older), (iv) they own or have sufficient access to a cell-phone (shared access is allowed if access is daily and the phone owner agrees to participate) (v) they know how to SMS-text (help by a partner is allowed for illiterate subjects, subjects with poor vision, or subjects who are learning disabled) (vi) they currently reside in the study area and expect to be resident for the duration of the study and (ix) they are willing to give informed consent and take part in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Ppotential participants will be excluded if: (i) they live in a household where another member has been recruited into the trial (ii) they are pregnant or within three months post-partum by self-report (iii) they do not they currently reside in the study area or are planning to move out of the study area in the next two years (iv) if they are not willing to give written informed consent to take part in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean blood pressure at twelve months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of participants with ¿controlled¿ blood pressure at 12 months, clinic appointment attendance and medication adherence, hypertension related-hospital admission or death, as well as psychosocial indicators of patient empowerment. | — |
Countries
South Africa
Outcome results
None listed