Mobile Technology for Blood Pressure Management

Implementing a Mobile Technology-Based System for Physician-Directed Remote Management of Hypertension: A Pilot Study

The primary objective of this study is to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a mobile-technology based system that integrates patient-facing and clinician-facing components to assist the management of hypertension.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years or older with an established diagnosis of essential hypertension

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients on more than 2 antihypertensives at time of enrollment
• Clinical diagnosis of secondary hypertension, that is, hypertension due to a secondary cause, including but not limited to the following:
• Renal artery stenosis
• Primary hyperaldosteronism
• Cushing syndrome
• Coarctation of the aorta
• Drug-induced hypertension
• Pheochromocytoma
• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Hospitalization for malignant hypertension or severe hypertension (including stroke, cardiac events, acute kidney injury) in the preceding 6 months
• Hospitalization for unstable angina or myocardial infarction in the preceding 6 months
• Prior diagnosis of heart failure or cardiomyopathy
• Stroke or transient ischemic attack within prior 6 months
• Prior organ transplantation
• Failure to obtain informed consent
• Pregnant or currently trying to become pregnant
• Patients who are enrolled in other research studies