Staying Healthy After Childbirth: My Hypertension Education and Reaching Target Program for Postpartum
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Hypertension
In brief
A study of Staying Healthy After Childbirth (STAC) and My Hypertension Education And Reaching Target (MyHEART) for postpartum (p) patients to determine if health coaching can increase 12-month postpartum care attendance, hypertension control and hypertension self-management behavior compared to usual clinical care in patients with chronic hypertension or persistent pregnancy associated hypertension - postpartum. 140 participants will be enrolled and can expect to be on study for 12 months.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05685251
- Run by
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- People needed
- 140
- Starts
- 2023-02-22
- Expected to finish
- 2025-04-10
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-08-28
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Willing and capable of giving written informed consent
- Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study
- Genetically female
- Patients who complete the 6-week program, had a hypertension disorder of pregnancy who have persistent hypertension (systolic blood pressure greater than 130 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure greater than 80 mmHg) and/or are still on antihypertensive medication and those with chronic hypertension (CHTN) will be eligible to participate.
- Medically homed at UW Health or UPH
You may not qualify if…
- Inability to participate in health coaching (i.e., no reliable phone contact or Wi-Fi
- History of medically determined Congestive Heart Failure
- Unable to provide informed consent (i.e., activated healthcare power of attorney)
- Unable or unwilling to travel to local clinic for research visits
- Currently residing in a skilled nursing facility
- Diagnosed with sickle cell anemia or cystic fibrosis
- Diagnosed with stroke, myocardial infarction, and/or coronary artery revascularization in the past 2 years
- Syncope while exercising or doing strenuous activity within past 12 months
- Currently prescribed warfarin, novel oral anticoagulant, or insulin
- Planned organ transplant or prior transplant in the past 5 years
- Chemotherapy or radiation therapy within 6 the past months
- Severely impaired hearing, vision, or speech, as determined by study staff responsible for enrollment
- Current participation or planning to participate in another clinical trial in the next 12 months that involves hypertension management/control
- Pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 12 months
- Planning to leave the geographic area in the next 12 months
- Health condition that will limit both increasing physical activity and changing diet
- Illegal drug use (other than marijuana) in the past 30 days
- Unable to read or communicate in English
- Currently on dialysis or seeing a Nephrologist
- Unaware or denies history of high blood pressure or hypertension
- Between-arm blood pressure difference >20 mmHg
- Inability to comply with or complete the protocol or other reasons at the discretion of the principal and site investigators
- Prisoners
Where it is running
- UW Hospital and Clinics — Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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