Status:
RECRUITING
Effectiveness of Phone Call and Video-based Interventions to Improve Adherence to Medications in Hypertensive Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University of Ghana
Conditions:
Hypertension
Hypertension (Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus)
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out if phone call and video-based interventions that seek to educate people with uncontrolled high blood pressure and also remind them to take their medicine...
Detailed Description
Hypertension prevalence in adults ranges between 19 percent and 55 percent in Ghana (Agongo et al., 2020). About half of the patients diagnosed with hypertension in Ghana exhibit signs of organ damage...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- adult aged 18 years or older
- diagnosed of hypertension
- has uncontrolled hypertension (i.e. systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and a diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90mmHg) documented in their records on 2 clinic visits
- has been prescribed at least one antihypertensive medication for a period of 2 months before the study
- owns a smart phone or has access to one at all times.
Exclusion
- Pregnant women with hypertension or within 3 months postpartum
- Hypertensive patients with diabetes, liver failure or kidney disease
- Plans to travel out of the country during the period of the study
- Participating in another mobile health intervention or medication adherence intervention
- has a psychiatric disease or mental illness 6) has a visual impairment.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 24 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 30 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
1400 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06927271
Start Date
February 24 2025
End Date
August 30 2025
Last Update
April 15 2025
Active Locations (1)
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St Joseph Catholic Hospital
Efiduase, Koforidua, Ghana