Improving high blood pressure care in Ghana and Nigeria
The ADHINCRA Study: Addressing HypertensIoN Care in AfRicA
This project tests a digital home blood-pressure program combined with clinic-based care to help adults with high blood pressure in Ghana and Nigeria lower and control their 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-11381661 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be asked to use a validated home blood pressure monitor linked to a phone app (Sphygmo Home) while your clinic team coordinates care. The project combines team-based care, telehealth check-ins, and remote monitoring to make treatment more timely and easier to follow. Participants are compared to enhanced usual care to see which approach helps people reach blood pressure goals more often. The team is building on earlier pilot work that showed promise for this kind of home-based, digitally supported program.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults (age 21 and older) living with high blood pressure in Ghana or Nigeria who can work with a participating clinic and use or receive support for a home blood pressure monitor and phone-based app are ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People without high blood pressure, those living outside the participating regions, or individuals who cannot use or access a phone/home monitor are unlikely to benefit from joining this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could help more people reach blood pressure targets and reduce strokes, heart disease, and kidney problems.
How similar studies have performed: Previous research and the team's pilot work suggest that team-based care plus home blood pressure monitoring and telehealth can improve control, but larger, locally focused trials in Ghana and Nigeria are limited.
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.