B'More for a Peaceful Motherhood Hypertension Control Study

University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB)

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Hypertension

Treatments: Behavioral: Home blood pressure measurement; Behavioral: High blood pressure management education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03741608

HP-00082822

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will assess whether an intervention including mindfulness, dietary education, and smoking cessation can help African-American women of childbearing age (age 18-44) with hypertension or high blood pressure to lower their blood pressure. The investigators propose to screen women of childbearing age for hypertension, and to invite women to participate in an intervention to reduce their blood pressure. The investigators will track their perceived stress and their blood pressure levels over the next 6 months. Half of the women who participate will be given a blood pressure cuff and taught to measure their own blood pressure. More frequent tracking of blood pressure will be done in these women.

Full description

Chronic and pregnancy-associated hypertension increase risk for poor birth outcomes, including higher rates of low birthweight and preterm birth. Mindfulness interventions, dietary education, and smoking cessation education have all been effectively employed to reduce hypertension, but have infrequently targeted women of childbearing age in community settings. This study will screen African-American women of childbearing age for hypertension, and invite women with hypertension to participate in a seven-session intervention to reduce blood pressure. The investigators will track their perceived stress and their blood pressure levels over the next 6 months. Half of the women who participate will be given a blood pressure cuff and taught to measure their own blood pressure. More frequent tracking of blood pressure will be done in these women.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 44 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hypertension
• Age 18-44
• African-American
• Female

Exclusion criteria

• Male
• Age <18 or >44
• Non-African American
• Not female
• Pregnant

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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23 participants in 2 patient groups

Education, BP cuff & training

Active Comparator group

Description:

High blood pressure management education. Home blood pressure measurement

Treatment:

Behavioral: High blood pressure management education

Behavioral: Home blood pressure measurement

Education only

Active Comparator group

Description:

High blood pressure management education

Treatment:

Behavioral: High blood pressure management education