Rhode Island - Statewide Postpartum Hypertension Remote Surveillance

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-60
SponsorWomen and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

About this trial

This is a hybrid type 1 non-inferiority implementation effectiveness trial among postpartum patients with hypertension (N=1536) that will test the hypothesis that RI-SPHERES (a technologically enabled collaborative care model) is non-inferior to a standard self-measured blood pressure program in terms of persistent hypertension at six weeks postpartum and preventive care receipt within one year of delivery.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Postpartum patient aged 18 years or more at any birthing hospital in Rhode Island

Diagnosed during pregnancy or after delivery with hypertensive disorder of pregnant

English-, Spanish-, Portuguese-, or Haitian-Creole-speaking

Smartphone ownership

Disqualifiers

Prior enrollment in this trial

Prisoners or incarcerated people

Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent

Inability to communicate with study team, despite an interpreter

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • RI-SPHERES
  • Standard self-measured blood pressure program

Treatment groups

1,536 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

Lead sponsor

Brown University

Collaborator

Kent Hospital, Rhode Island

Collaborator