Better blood pressure care for adults in Ghana and Nigeria
The ADHINCRA Study: Addressing HypertensIoN Care in AfRicA
Seeing if a home blood-pressure monitoring app combined with team-based care helps adults in Ghana and Nigeria control high blood pressure.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Johns Hopkins University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Baltimore, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11381662 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be asked to use a validated home blood-pressure monitor that connects with a phone app (Sphygmo Home) and share readings with a care team. The program pairs digital telemonitoring with team-based support from clinicians and community health workers to help you manage medications and lifestyle. The study compares this multilevel, home-based approach to enhanced usual care over months of follow-up to see which helps people keep blood pressure under control. The team is recruiting adults in Ghana and Nigeria and builds on a prior pilot that showed promising blood-pressure improvements.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults (21+) with diagnosed high blood pressure living in participating areas of Ghana or Nigeria who can use or have support to use a smartphone-linked home BP monitor.
Not a fit: People without hypertension, those who cannot access the app or home monitor, or those living outside the participating regions are unlikely to benefit from joining.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could help people keep blood pressure near target and lower risks of stroke, heart attack, and kidney disease.
How similar studies have performed: Other programs using team-based care plus home blood-pressure monitoring have improved control, and an earlier pilot of this app-based approach produced promising results.
Where this research is happening
Baltimore, United States
- Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Commodore-Mensah, Yvonne — Johns Hopkins University
- Study coordinator: Commodore-Mensah, Yvonne
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.