About this trial
The CHARGE-APP project will investigate whether an innovative management strategy of hypertension based on the combination of usual care visits and ESH CARE App compared to standard care, is associated with differences in outcome, including control rate of office, home and ambulatory BP, cardiovascular and renal intermediate end points at one year, and changes in a number of blood pressure-related variables throughout the study.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Male and female subjects;
Age 18-80 years;
Either the patient or another person close to him/her should possess a smartphone compatible with the ESH CARE app and be capable of using it;
Uncontrolled (untreated or treated) hypertension, defined as office BP ≥140/90 mmHg, and Ambulatory 24h ABP ≥130/80 mmHg
Disqualifiers
eGFR <45 mL/min/1.73 m2 (CKD-EPI creatinine equation 2009);
Severe uncontrolled hypertension (i.e. BP ≥200/120 mmHg despite treatment);
Known secondary hypertension;
Orthostatic hypotension (SBP fall > 20 mmHg on standing);
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Usual care
- POST-strategy