Patients who receive smartphone-assisted health coaching will have a significantly lower 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure mean than patients who receive just health coaching
Primary Outcome Measure: Mean 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure Secondary Outcome Measures: Profile of Mood States-SF Vigor Scale; Satisfaction with Life Scale; Positive and Negative Affect Schedule; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; SF - 12
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
65
smartphone with software provides self monitoring of exercise, diet and stress reduction; provision of timely reminders; photo-journaling of meals; secure text messaging
Lifestyle counseling
Southlake Regional Health Centre
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
RECRUITING24 hour ambulatory blood pressure mean
24 hour ambulatory blood pressure assessed at baseline and 6 months follow up in experimental and control groups
Time frame: 6 months follow up from baseline
Quality of life self report measures
Profile of Mood States - SF Vigor Scale Satisfaction with Life Scale Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; SF 12
Time frame: Baseline and 6 months followup
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