RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT03206814

Improving Hypertension Control in CHina and ARGEntina With a Mobile APP-based Telecare System


Sponsor

Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Enrollment

480 participants

Start Date

May 11, 2021

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The CHARGE-APP project will investigate whether an innovative management strategy of hypertension based on the combination of usual care visits and ESH CARE App compared to standard care, is associated with differences in outcome, including control rate of office, home and ambulatory BP, cardiovascular and renal intermediate end points at one year, and changes in a number of blood pressure-related variables throughout the study.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 80 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing whether a smartphone app designed to help patients monitor and manage their blood pressure — combined with guidance from healthcare providers — can improve blood pressure control better than standard care alone, for people with uncontrolled high blood pressure in China and Argentina. **You may be eligible if...** - You are between 18 and 80 years old - You have uncontrolled high blood pressure (whether on medication or not), confirmed by both office and 24-hour blood pressure monitoring - You or someone close to you owns a compatible smartphone and can use the app **You may NOT be eligible if...** - Your kidney function is significantly reduced - You have extremely high blood pressure (above 200/120 mmHg despite treatment) - You have high blood pressure caused by another medical condition (secondary hypertension) - You have low blood pressure when standing up (orthostatic hypotension) - You have unstable heart disease, a recent stroke, or another serious medical condition Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

OTHERUsual care

Antihypertensive therapy is adjusted every 3 months on the basis of office blood pressure values.

OTHERPOST-strategy

Antihypertensive therapy is adjusted every 15 days on the basis of home blood pressure values.


Locations(8)

Private Hospital " Dr Raúl Matera"

Bahía Blanca, Argentina

Argerich Hospital

Buenos Aires, Argentina

General San Martin Hospital of La Plata

La Plata, Argentina

Spanish Hospital of Mendoza

Mendoza, Argentina

British Sanatorium of Rosario

Rosario, Argentina

Shanghai Institute of Hypertension

Shanghai, Huangpu, China

Jiangsu Province Official Hospital

Jiangse, China

Ruijin Hospital North

Shanghai, China

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