RECRUITING

Moms@Home: A Storytelling-based Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Management in Pregnancy

Study Overview

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Description

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.

Official Title

Development of a Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Management in Pregnancy (Moms@Home)

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-05-16
Study Completion:2027-11-16
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06835959

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 50 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:FEMALE
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Age 18-50
  2. * English or Spanish speaking
  3. * A diagnosis of gestational (20-26 weeks gestational age) or chronic hypertension (8-26 weeks gestational age)
  4. * Singleton or multiple gestation pregnancy,
  5. * A patient of the University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Obstetrics/Maternal and Fetal Medicine clinics in Worcester, Massachusetts
  6. * Willing to share home blood pressure monitoring data
  7. * Comfortable with the use of smartphones and mobile apps
  1. * Severe hypertension (Systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg or Diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg)
  2. * Current diagnosis of preeclampsia
  3. * Active substance use
  4. * Serious physical illness (e.g., unable to interact with a smart device)
  5. * Enrolled in another home blood pressure monitoring program
  6. * Excluded from study participation by their provider
  7. * Inability to provide informed consent
  8. * Prisoners/institutionalized individuals

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Lara Kovell, MD,MSc
CONTACT
(508) 856-2772
lara.kovell2@umassmed.edu
Abigail Arthur, MBChB, MPH
CONTACT
(508) 856-4394
abigail.arthur@umassmed.edu

Principal Investigator

Lara Kovell, MD,MSc
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester

Study Locations (Sites)

UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester

  • Lara Kovell, MD,MSc, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-05-16
Study Completion Date2027-11-16

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-05-16
Study Completion Date2027-11-16

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Hypertension in pregnancy
  • Moms@Home
  • Mobile health intervention
  • Blood pressure
  • Blood pressure management
  • Hypertension
  • Gestational hypertension
  • Storytelling
  • Home blood pressure monitoring
  • Storytelling mobile intervention

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Hypertension in Pregnancy
  • Chronic Hypertension
  • Gestational Hypertension