Effect of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring via a Smartphone Hypertension Coaching Application or Tracking Application on Adults With Uncontrolled Hypertension
JAMA Network OpenPublished 2 March 2020Open access
Stephen D. Persell, Yaw Peprah, Dawid Lipiszko, Ji Young Lee, Jim J. Li, Jody D. Ciolino
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In this randomized clinical trial of 297 adults with uncontrolled hypertension, participants randomized to a smartphone coaching app did not have lower blood pressure at 6 months compared with those receiving a blood pressure tracking app.
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03288142.
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