RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06487637

CardioCare Quest: A Co-created Game for Improving Hypertension Treatment Compliance in Arizona

Sponsor

Northern Arizona University

Enrollment

60 participants

Start Date

Jun 30, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

High Blood Pressure

Summary

This project aims to address healthcare disparities among Navaho people diagnosed with hypertension or prehypertension through three main objectives. Firstly, it identifies and shares insights on healthcare access disparities affecting Navaho individuals experiencing nonadherence to hypertension treatment. Secondly, the proposal develops a telehealth solution based on factors identified as knowledge gaps caused by healthcare access disparities in hypertension management; we will use the factors to design a series of engaging minigames that can be incorporated into the larger CardioCare Quest. These minigames will be co-designed with end users and clinicians. Finally, the proposal conducts comprehensive qualitative and quantitative assessments of user experiences, perceptions, and challenges with CardioCare Quest.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This project is developing and testing a co-designed video game called CardioCare Quest to help Urban Indigenous people in Arizona — particularly Navajo Nation communities — better manage and stick to high blood pressure treatment. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 18 or older and live with or are affected by high blood pressure, OR you are a healthcare provider, caregiver, or community professional working with this population - You identify as Urban Indigenous (particularly Navajo Nation members in Flagstaff, Arizona) - You are willing to be interviewed about high blood pressure treatment experiences **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have severely uncontrolled or dangerous high blood pressure that requires immediate medical management - You have specific medical conditions (such as severe heart disease or advanced kidney disease) that could be put at risk by the study - You are pregnant Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALCardioCare Quest

CardioCare Quest will be the first telehealth game designed to enhance High Blood Pressure (HBP) treatment compliance and education about HBP, featuring a telemetry system that provides physicians and researchers data about sustainable healthy heart lifestyles beyond the clinic. The novelty of CardioCare Quest lies in its ability to compel HBP patients to playfully celebrate the mundane everyday practices that lead to sustainable habits and improved health outcomes using culturally sensitive and community-based design practices.