Development of a Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Management in Pregnancy (Moms@Home)
University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Summary
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.
Description
The study aims to standardize and test a storytelling approach to promote HBPM and improve BP management and pregnancy-specific outcomes in pregnant women with Hypertension (HTN). The study will integrate three components to improve BP care and outcomes: 1) the Moms@Home mobile app to promote HBPM through storytelling videos and a patient dashboard of BP data, 2) a digital BP monitor for HBPM, and 3) an HBPM report that curates and shares key health data with the right provider at the right time. Designed by and for pregnant women with HTN across racial/ethnic groups, the Moms@Home interventio…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–50 years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- No
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 d…
Interventions
- BehavioralMoms@Home
Participants will use a storytelling mobile health app for daily home-based blood pressure monitoring and symptom/medication adherence tracking.
- BehavioralEnhanced Standard of Care
Participants will use a paper journal daily to track home-based blood pressure values
Location
- UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial CampusWorcester, Massachusetts