Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of SMS Text Reminders to Improve Blood Pressure Among Patients With Hypertension
Lead Sponsor:
University of the Philippines
Collaborating Sponsors:
Department of Health, Philippines
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
19+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Objective: To test the primary hypothesis that SMS text messages delivered to patients via mobile phone can improve blood pressure within 12 weeks compared to usual care Design: Parallel group, rando...
Detailed Description
The study will be done in 2 phases: Phase I: Development of the SMS text messages The SMS messages to be used in the trial will be developed and pre-tested in focus group discussions of a convenienc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Ambulatory adult patients of both sexes with age at least 19 years old being seen at the General Medicine Outpatient Clinic of the Philippine General Hospital
- A diagnosis of hypertension in the medical record
- On at least 1 maintenance medication for hypertension for at least 1 month
- A systolic blood pressure greater than 129 mmHg and less than 160 mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure greater than 79 mmHg or less than 100 mmHg at the time of screening
- Patients with daily access to a mobile phone in the household
- Patients who live with someone who knows how to retrieve and read text messages on their mobile phone, and can relay these messages to them
- Written informed consent
Exclusion
- Participation in other studies within one month of trial initiation
- Patients who are unable or refuse to give informed consent
- Patients who have a clinical condition that might interfere with the study (dementia, psychological disorder)
- Patients who share a household with another patient who has already been recruited to participate in this study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
700 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01255436
Start Date
January 1 2011
End Date
July 1 2012
Last Update
February 23 2017
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Philippine General Hospital
Manila, Philippines, 1000