Feasibility of Home Telehealth Monitoring for Improvement in Management of Hypertension for Secondary Stroke Prevention
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This research is being done to determine how home blood pressure monitoring, using a commercially available blood pressure monitor with the capability of transmitting readings to stroke doctors can help manage blood pressure in the optimal range after a stroke. High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for stroke. It is important to control high blood pressure after a stroke to prevent another one from happening. We will use the Withings Smart Blood Pressure Monitor for daily blood pressure measurements.
Tracking of blood pressure measurements will be done via iPod Touch equipped with internet connectivity. We hope to learn if this method of managing blood pressure is more effective than the standard way of having patients visit primary care physicians (the control group for this study). We will also get feedback from participants who will receive the Withings Smart Blood Pressure Monitor about the ease of use and overall satisfaction with this blood pressure device. People 18-100 years old who have had a stroke in the past 6 months may join. You will be excluded from the study if you are pregnant or plan on becoming pregnant in the near future.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Other: Conventional
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Other: Primary Care Physician Management of blood pressure
You will receive a 30-minute education session about your blood pressure medications and the need to take them every day.
Your primary care physician will make recommendations on your optimal target blood pressure range and medication recommendations. .
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Other: Blood Pressure Monitor
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Device: Withings Smart Blood Pressure Monitor
We will use the Withings Smart Blood Pressure Monitor for daily blood pressure measurements.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Blood pressure [3 months]
The blood pressure will be obtained on Day 90 by measuring three consecutive times and obtaining an average.
- Stroke in 90 days [3 months]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- People 18-100 years old who have had a stroke in the past 6 months may join.
Exclusion Criteria:
- You will be excluded from the study if you are pregnant or plan on becoming pregnant in the near future.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Johns Hopkins Hospital | Baltimore | Maryland | United States | 21287 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Johns Hopkins University
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- IRB00119776