Text Message Reminders for High Blood Pressure

Recruiting in Palo Alto (17 mi)

Overseen bySteven J Korzeniewski, PhD

Age: 18+

Sex: Any

Travel: May Be Covered

Time Reimbursement: Varies

Trial Phase: Academic

Waitlist Available

Sponsor: Wayne State University

No Placebo Group

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

This project is part of the ACHIEVE GREATER (Addressing Cardiometabolic Health Inequities by Early PreVEntion in the GREAT LakEs Region) Center (IRB# 100221MP2A), the purpose of which is to reduce cardiometabolic health disparities and downstream Black-White lifespan inequality in two cities: Detroit, Michigan, and Cleveland, Ohio. The ACHIEVE GREATER Center involves separate but related projects that aim to mitigate and understand health disparities in risk factor control of chronic conditions, (hypertension, heart failure, and coronary heart disease) which drive downstream lifespan inequality. The present study is the prospective observational cohort component of ACHIEVE P1- EPI (Project 1) of the ACHIEVE GREATER Center and serves to characterize the population of patients with blood pressure (BP) levels above normal attending The Wayne Health Mobile Health Unit (MHU) events to better understand key factors (e.g., social determinants of health) that convey information about baseline BP levels and related clinical outcomes (e.g., follow-up clinic visits, BP control).

Research Team

Steven J Korzeniewski, PhD

Principal Investigator

Wayne State University

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for individuals with high blood pressure in Detroit, Michigan, and Cleveland, Ohio. Participants are being recruited from those attending Wayne Health Mobile Health Unit events to study factors affecting their blood pressure and health outcomes.

Inclusion Criteria

I am 18 years old or older.

Has a phone with the ability to receive text messages

Consent to allow prospective follow-up including through EHR review

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Exclusion Criteria

I am not a patient in a mobile health unit.

I am able to understand and sign the informed consent form.

Currently enrolled in another on-going interventional trial initiated on the mobile health unit

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Treatment Details

Interventions

Text Message Reminder (Behavioral Intervention)

Trial OverviewThe intervention being tested is the use of text message reminders aimed at improving management of high blood pressure among participants. This is part of a larger effort to reduce cardiometabolic health disparities in the region.

Participant Groups

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Text MessageExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants assigned to the interventional group will receive a text message reminding them to take their blood pressure.

Group II: Control/No Text MessageActive Control1 Intervention

Those assigned to the usual care group will not receive a reminder text message.