In Pakistan, poor medication adherence is a key operational factor in the prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension. Mobile phone treatments based on technology are at the forefront and are a reasonably low-cost strategy for combating the latest health concerns associated with poor adherence. On the other hand, conservative approaches to counseling are also found effective. This study will look at how a mHealth-based strategy and an educational-led peer counseling intervention can help hypertensive patients with coronary artery disease lower their systolic blood pressure.
In Pakistan, hypertension is a serious public health concern. Hypertension affects 18.9% of teenagers over the age of 15 and 33% of adults over the age of 45; however, only around 3% of hypertensive individuals have their blood pressure regulated to 140/90 mm Hg or lower. The majority of hypertensive patients are found to have blood pressure that is out of control. The majority of those undergoing therapies were judged to be non-compliant. According to the study, adherence to cardiac medications ranged from 27 to 77 percent, while adherence to stroke medications was around 68 percent. According to a recent study, 37.7% of patients did not take their antihypertensive medication as advised. Interventions to help hypertensive patients in controlling blood pressure show potential to alter their behavior and lead to better outcomes, but delivering them at a cheap cost is difficult. Although evidence is scarce, several trials examining clinical interventions utilizing conventional health education support while others employing a mobile health strategy, both showed significant results. For a low-resource country, we built cost-effective models that are integrated with clinical care for patients with hypertension. The goal of this trial is to assess the effectiveness of mHealth intervention with clinical educational support and educational support with peer counseling to improve blood pressure control in hypertensive patients when compared to standard care.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
This group will receive peer counseling therapy sessions will be led by doctors who specialize in hypertension. Patients and their families will be the focus of the sessions. Face-to-face sessions will take roughly 25-30 minutes. Patients will receive spoken and written instructions based on their abilities during these sessions. The counseling sessions are geared toward overcoming both general and personal obstacles. The educational component will be delivered through smart booklets. Information on hypertension, blood pressure self-monitoring, and frequent systolic blood pressure (SBP) tests, as well as body weight and serum cholesterol values, are included in the instructional support. Food control, exercise therapy, and hypertension problems and their management will also be explored as non-pharmacological therapeutic approaches.
This group will receive mHealth intervention will include daily written and voice messages, and once weekly an educational-led video. This intervention module will be delivered through "WhatsApp".
Victoria Hospital
Bahawalpur, Punjab Province, Pakistan
Sheikh Zayed Hospital Rahim Yar Khan
Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab Province, Pakistan
Jinnah Hospital
Lahore, Pakistan
Punjab Institute of Cardiology
Lahore, Pakistan
Change in systolic blood pressure (SBP)
The primary outcome is a change in systolic blood pressure (SBP) of participants at 0, 6, and 12 months. The blood pressure will be recorded by sphygmomanometer used was calibrated upper-arm electronic sphygmomanometer (OMRON HEM-7200, OMRON Corporation, Dalian). Two separate readings will be taken within 5 min, and the average measurement will be the final. If the difference between the two measurements will be more than 5mmHg, then a third recording will be done and the average is considered.
Time frame: 12- month from baseline
Proportion of participants achieving blood pressure < 140/90 mmHg
The proportion of participants achieving the control blood pressure \< 140/90 mmHg
Time frame: 12- month from baseline
Proportion of participants attending scheduled clinic appointments
The proportion of participants attending scheduled clinic appointments
Time frame: 12- month from baseline
Measuring quality of life
To measure the health-related quality of life at baseline, three-month, and 12-month post-intervention, EuroQol 5-Dimension- 3-level will be used. The European quality of life scale (EQ-5D-3L) has five dimensions and three levels. Each of the five dimensions comprising the EQ-5D descriptive system is divided into three levels of perceived problems: LEVEL 1: indicating no problem LEVEL 2: indicating some problems LEVEL 3: indicating extreme problems, 1 (perfect health), with higher scores indicating higher health utility. 2- On a 20 cm vertical visual analog scale, the EQ-VAS captures the patient's self-rated health, with two unique endpoints such as "Best imaginable health condition" for a score of 100 and "Worst imaginable health state" for a score of 0.
Time frame: 12- month from baseline
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DOUBLE
Enrollment
1,440
This group will receive both Educational support (Smart booklets) with peer counseling sessions on a monthly basis and mHealth intervention will include daily written and voice reminders, and once weekly an educational led video.
Rehmatul-lil-Almeen Institute of Cardiology
Lahore, Pakistan
Sheikh Zayed, Hospital
Lahore, Pakistan