REACH OUT: to Reduce High Blood Pressure in the Emergency Department

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Conditions studied: Hypertension, Stroke

In brief

One of the most powerful predictors of stroke is hypertension, with estimates of approximately 33% of adults in the United States experiencing this condition. Hypertension is very prevalent in the emergency department (ED), but significantly undertreated. The overall goal of this project is to develop a text messaging intervention to improve hypertension care in the ED. This will first be done by testing the feasibility of identifying hypertensive patients in the ED, and the response rate to text messages.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02301455

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

104

Starts

2014-10-01

Expected to finish

2015-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-02-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult (≥18 y/o)
• At least one BP of systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥160 or a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥100 or only BP performed prior to enrollment is SBP ≥160 or a DBP ≥100 (If the patient has repeated measurements after achieving Criteria 1, but prior to being enrolled, at least one of the repeat BP remains SBP ≥140 or a DBP ≥90)
• Must have mobile phones with text-messaging capability
• Likely to be discharged from the ED

You may not qualify if…

• Adult who is in an urgent condition
• Unable to read
• Non-English speaking
• Incarcerated/ institutionalized resident
• Pregnant, or has a pre-existing condition that makes follow-up for 4 months unlikely.

Where it is running

• Study site — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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