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Moms@Home: A Storytelling-based Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Management in Pregnancy
Led by University of Massachusetts, Worcester · Updated on 2025-06-04
100
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
130 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Lead Sponsor
N
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Moms@Home: A Storytelling-based Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Management in Pregnancy
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18-50
- English or Spanish speaking
- Diagnosis of gestational hypertension (20-26 weeks gestational age) or chronic hypertension (8-26 weeks gestational age)
- Singleton or multiple gestation pregnancy
- Patient at University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Obstetrics/Maternal and Fetal Medicine clinics in Worcester, Massachusetts
- Willing to share home blood pressure monitoring data
- Comfortable using smartphones and mobile apps
You will not qualify if you...
- Severe hypertension (Systolic 60 mmHg or Diastolic 100 mmHg)
- Current diagnosis of preeclampsia
- Active substance use
- Serious physical illness that prevents interacting with a smart device
- Enrolled in another home blood pressure monitoring program
- Excluded by their healthcare provider
- Unable to provide informed consent
- Prisoners or institutionalized individuals
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
L
Lara Kovell, MD,MSc
CONTACT
A
Abigail Arthur, MBChB, MPH
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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