Moms@Home: A Storytelling-based Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Management in Pregnancy
Trial Parameters
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Brief Summary
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.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-50 * English or Spanish speaking * A diagnosis of gestational (20-26 weeks gestational age) or chronic hypertension (8-26 weeks gestational age) * Singleton or multiple gestation pregnancy, * A patient of the University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Obstetrics/Maternal and Fetal Medicine clinics in Worcester, Massachusetts * Willing to share home blood pressure monitoring data * Comfortable with the use of smartphones and mobile apps Exclusion Criteria: * Severe hypertension (Systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg or Diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg) * Current diagnosis of preeclampsia * Active substance use * Serious physical illness (e.g., unable to interact with a smart device) * Enrolled in another home blood pressure monitoring program * Excluded from study participation by their provider * Inability to provide informed consent * Prisoners/institutionalized individuals