Moms@Home: A Storytelling-based Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Management in Pregnancy
Recruiting · NCT06835959 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester
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Enhanced Standard of CareMoms@Home
What this trial is about
This pilot study will examine the effects of a digital health approach, Moms@Home, on home blood pressure monitoring in a diverse population of pregnant women with hypertension.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years to 50 Years
Sex
Female
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Age 18-50
- English or Spanish speaking
- A diagnosis of gestational (20-26 weeks gestational age) or chronic hypertension (8-26 weeks gestational age)
- Singleton or multiple gestation pregnancy,
- A patient of the University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Obstetrics/Maternal and Fetal Medicine clinics in Worcester, Massachusetts
- Willing to share home blood pressure monitoring data
- Comfortable with the use of smartphones and mobile apps
Exclusion criteria
- Severe hypertension (Systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg or Diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg)
- Current diagnosis of preeclampsia
- Active substance use
- Serious physical illness (e.g., unable to interact with a smart device)
- Enrolled in another home blood pressure monitoring program
- Excluded from study participation by their provider
- Inability to provide informed consent
- Prisoners/institutionalized individuals
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus - Worcester, Massachusetts, United States