Moms@Home: A Storytelling-based Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Management in Pregnancy
Development of a Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Management in Pregnancy (Moms@Home)
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 to 50 Years
- Sex
- Female only
- 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 small study tests Moms@Home, a storytelling-based mobile health program, to see how it affects blood pressure checks at home. It is for pregnant women with high blood pressure.
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.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Who can join
- Are 18–50 years old and speak English or Spanish.
- Have high blood pressure that started during pregnancy and are 20–26 weeks pregnant, or have long-term high blood pressure and are 8–26 weeks pregnant.
- Are pregnant with one baby or more than one baby.
- Get care at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Obstetrics/Maternal and Fetal Medicine clinics in Worcester, Massachusetts.
- Are willing to share blood pressure readings taken at home.
- Are comfortable using smartphones and mobile apps.
Who can't join
- Have severe high blood pressure: a top number of 160 or higher, or a bottom number of 100 or higher.
- Currently have preeclampsia, a pregnancy condition involving high blood pressure.
- Have active substance use.
- Have a serious physical illness, such as one that prevents you from using a smart device.
- Are in another program for checking blood pressure at home.
- Your health care provider says you cannot join.
- Cannot give informed consent, meaning you cannot understand the study and agree to join.
- Are a prisoner or live in an institution.
Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.
Official eligibility criteria
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
Study sites (1)
MA
- UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus · Worcester, MA 01655Abigail Arthur, MBChB, MPH · Study contactMore trials in Worcester