mDASHNa-CC APP to Support a Healthy Diet and Hypertension Control for Chinese Canadian Seniors

University of Toronto

Status and phase: Unknown; Early Phase 1

Conditions: Hypertension; Diet, Healthy

Treatments: Device: mDASHNa App

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03988894

02579746

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this proposed study is to translate the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension with Sodium (Na) Reduction for Chinese Canadian (DASHNa-CC), a classroom-based antihypertensive dietary educational intervention, to an innovative smartphone app (mDASHNa-CC) to enable Chinese Canadian seniors' access to this antihypertensive dietary intervention anytime, regardless of where they are.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• have a systolic blood pressure higher than 140 mmHg, or a diastolic blood pressure higher than 90mmHg, or are on antihypertensive medications, based on pre-intervention baseline assessment
• are able to understand (listen) and speak in Mandarin or Cantonese, read and write in Chinese
• have access to a smartphone

Exclusion criteria

• have special dietary requirements
• are a household member of another mDASHNa-CC participant
• plan to leave the area prior to the anticipated end of study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Control: Usual Care

No Intervention group

Description:

All participants will (a) receive a general hypertension health education booklet from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario;(b) be encouraged to see their family physicians or primary health care providers regarding their blood pressure status; those who do not have a primary health care provider will be referred to a walk-in clinic or a community health centre; and (c) have access to family physicians, tele-health, emergency care, hospital and other health care facilities in the Greater Toronto Area as required.

Intervention: mDASHNa-CC app use

Active Comparator group

Description:

In addition to usual care, those participants randomized to the intervention group will be offered use of the app.Then, they will load the app in their smartphones and be requested to review educational contents, conduct dietary self-assessment, and monitor blood pressure for 8 weeks.By the end of eight weeks post randomization, seniors will be prompted by phone using an audible alert to complete the app Evaluation Questionnaire on the smartphone, which ascertains likes and dislikes with the app.

Treatment:

Device: mDASHNa App