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HTN App for HTN Control and Cardiovascular Health Among African-Americans

FAITH! Hypertension App to Improve Hypertension Control and Cardiovascular Health Among African-Americans: A Decentralized Randomized Clinical Trial

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether a smartphone app works better than usual care to help African-American adults control high blood pressure and care for it themselves. It is for adults with uncontrolled high blood pressure who receive care at Neighborhood HealthSource in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The purpose of this study is to test the hypertension (HTN) app-based intervention to see if it is more effective in improving uncontrolled HTN and HTN self-care among Africian-Americans from baseline to post-intervention (immediate, 3 months and 6 months post-intervention) as compared to the standard of care.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Be an African-American adult age 18 or older.
  • Be a current patient at Neighborhood HealthSource in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Have a main care provider at a partner health center and plan to keep getting care there for the next 12 months.
  • Have high blood pressure listed in your electronic health record and a reading of 140/90 mmHg or higher at your latest clinic visit, whether or not you take blood pressure medicine.
  • Have had at least one office visit at a partner health center in the past year.
  • Own an iPhone or Android smartphone.
  • Have an active email address and be willing to use it during the study.
  • Know how to do basic tasks online, such as searching websites and sending emails, and have internet access at least once a week.

Who can't join

  • Have a serious health condition or disability that makes taking part difficult, such as trouble seeing or hearing, or a mental disability that prevents you from using the app on your own.
  • Do not have a main care provider at a partner health center.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * African-American (AA) adults that are established patients at Neighborhood HealthSource in Minneapolis, Minnesota. * Receives primary care (i.e., has designated primary care provider) at the partnering FQHCs and intent to continue care there for next 12 months * African American race/ethnicity * Men and women aged ≥18 years * Uncontrolled HTN (defined as Stage 2 HTN with a BP ≥140/90 mmHg \[as per 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association HTN Guidelines32\] at most recent outpatient evaluation, with or without BP medications) * Documented diagnosis of HTN in EHR * At least 1 office visit at the partnering FQHCs in the prior year * Smartphone ownership (supporting iOS or Android Systems) * Active email address and willingness to utilize it throughout the study * Basic Internet navigation skills (for example, can search for information on websites, open and send emails) * Access to the Internet on at least a weekly basis (such as at home, a family member's or friend's home, church, library/community center, school/university, Internet café, etc.)? Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of a serious medical condition or disability that would make participation difficult (i.e. visual or hearing impairment, mental disability that would preclude independent use of the app). * No primary care provider at partnering FQHC

Study sites (1)

MN