Feasibility of Home Telehealth Monitoring for Improvement in Management of Hypertension for Secondary Stroke Prevention

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This research is being done to determine how home blood pressure monitoring, using a commercially available blood pressure monitor with the capability of transmitting readings to stroke doctors can help manage blood pressure in the optimal range after a stroke. High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for stroke. It is important to control high blood pressure after a stroke to prevent another one from happening. We will use the Withings Smart Blood Pressure Monitor for daily blood pressure measurements. Tracking of blood pressure measurements will be done via iPod Touch equipped with internet connectivity. We hope to learn if this method of managing blood pressure is more effective than the standard way of having patients visit primary care physicians (the control group for this study). We will also get feedback from participants who will receive the Withings Smart Blood Pressure Monitor about the ease of use and overall satisfaction with this blood pressure device. People 18-100 years old who have had a stroke in the past 6 months may join. You will be excluded from the study if you are pregnant or plan on becoming pregnant in the near future.

Official Title
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Feasibility of Home Telehealth Monitoring for Improvement in Management of Hypertension for Secondary Stroke Prevention

Conditions
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Stroke, Hypertension

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Primary Care Physician Management of blood pressure
* Device: Withings Smart Blood Pressure Monitor


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: People 18-100 years old who have had a stroke in the past 6 months may join. Exclusion Criteria: You will be excluded from the study if you are pregnant or plan on becoming pregnant in the near future.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 100 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Other: Conventional<br> | Other: Primary Care Physician Management of blood pressure<br>* You will receive a 30-minute education session about your blood pressure medications and the need to take them every day. Your primary care physician will make recommendations on your optimal target blood pressure range and medication recommendations. .<br>|
| Other: Blood Pressure Monitor<br> | Device: Withings Smart Blood Pressure Monitor<br>* We will use the Withings Smart Blood Pressure Monitor for daily blood pressure measurements.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blood pressure | The blood pressure will be obtained on Day 90 by measuring three consecutive times and obtaining an average. | 3 months | 
| Stroke in 90 days |  | 3 months |