Improving blood pressure care in Ghana and Nigeria
The ADHINCRA Study: Addressing HypertensIoN Care in AfRicA
This project will help adults in Ghana and Nigeria use team-based care plus a home blood-pressure app to better manage 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-11381660 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be invited to use a smartphone app (Sphygmo Home) linked to a validated home blood pressure monitor and share readings with your care team. The program combines telehealth, home BP monitoring, and team-based clinic support to help you track and lower your blood pressure. Participants using the digital, home-based approach will be compared with people receiving enhanced usual clinic care. The work is being run through clinics in Ghana and Nigeria with coordination from Johns Hopkins.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults (21+) in Ghana or Nigeria with diagnosed high blood pressure, especially those with uncontrolled BP or difficulty accessing clinic care.
Not a fit: People without high blood pressure, those unable to use a smartphone or home BP monitor, or those needing immediate hospital-level care are unlikely to benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could help people keep blood pressure under control and reduce heart attacks, strokes, and kidney disease.
How similar studies have performed: Other trials of team-based care and telemonitoring have improved blood pressure control, and an earlier pilot of this digitally enabled approach showed 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.