Remote BP Monitoring in the PP Period
| Status: | Not yet recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), Women's Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Cardiology / Vascular Diseases, Reproductive |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 11/4/2018 |
| Start Date: | November 2018 |
| End Date: | September 2019 |
| Contact: | Jessica Spiegelman, MD |
| Email: | js5129@cumc.columbia.edu |
| Phone: | 646-992-0944 |
Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring in the Postpartum (PP) Period
The purpose of this study is to trial remote patient monitoring (RPM) in the postpartum
hypertensive population in a randomized control design, with an aim to increase the number of
blood pressure measurements taken during the fragile and under-monitored postpartum period
and to thereby improve postpartum blood pressure control and reduce severe morbidity and
mortality. The investigators plan to compare the number of blood pressures recorded in the
first 10 days postpartum between patients who have been enrolled in an RPM trial to those who
are being treated with the usual care.
hypertensive population in a randomized control design, with an aim to increase the number of
blood pressure measurements taken during the fragile and under-monitored postpartum period
and to thereby improve postpartum blood pressure control and reduce severe morbidity and
mortality. The investigators plan to compare the number of blood pressures recorded in the
first 10 days postpartum between patients who have been enrolled in an RPM trial to those who
are being treated with the usual care.
Many women develop high blood pressure as a complication of pregnancy. This high blood
pressure can often take many weeks to resolve, and for some women it never resolves
completely. If untreated, high blood pressure of pregnancy can lead to serious consequences,
such as seizure or stroke. Unfortunately, because most women are sent home from the hospital
just 2-3 days after having a baby, the best way of monitoring blood pressure at home is still
unknown. Most women are given a prescription for a blood pressure cuff to use at home and an
appointment to see their doctor at about one week after delivery to review their blood
pressures, but many women have trouble checking their blood pressures, sometimes because they
have a new baby at home and sometimes for other reasons like transportation or difficult
social situations. Using a Bluetooth blood pressure monitoring system might help women have
better blood pressure monitoring after they are discharged from the hospital after delivery,
and therefore help to prevent some of the complications that can happen because of high blood
pressure related to pregnancy.
pressure can often take many weeks to resolve, and for some women it never resolves
completely. If untreated, high blood pressure of pregnancy can lead to serious consequences,
such as seizure or stroke. Unfortunately, because most women are sent home from the hospital
just 2-3 days after having a baby, the best way of monitoring blood pressure at home is still
unknown. Most women are given a prescription for a blood pressure cuff to use at home and an
appointment to see their doctor at about one week after delivery to review their blood
pressures, but many women have trouble checking their blood pressures, sometimes because they
have a new baby at home and sometimes for other reasons like transportation or difficult
social situations. Using a Bluetooth blood pressure monitoring system might help women have
better blood pressure monitoring after they are discharged from the hospital after delivery,
and therefore help to prevent some of the complications that can happen because of high blood
pressure related to pregnancy.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Postpartum women
- Documented blood pressure of ≥140 systolic or ≥90 diastolic on at least 2 occasions at
least 4 hours apart
- At least 18 years of age
- English or Spanish speakers
Exclusion Criteria:
- Non-English or Spanish speakers
- Women who are not planning on obtaining their postpartum follow up at CUIMC
- Women who remain hospitalized (as part of their delivery hospitalization) at 7 days
postpartum
- Women who are physically unable to hold or use the tablet
- Women who do not have a working phone
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