LINKED-HEARTS: connecting home blood pressure and glucose monitoring with clinic and community support
A Cardiometabolic Health Program LINKED with Clinical-Community Support and Mobile HEAlth TelemonitoRing in PopulaTionS (LINKED-HEARTS PROGRAM)
This program connects home blood pressure and blood sugar monitoring with primary care teams and community health workers to help adults—especially Black and Hispanic adults—better manage high blood pressure and diabetes.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Johns Hopkins University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Baltimore, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11134435 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be supported by a care team that includes your primary clinician, pharmacists, and community health workers who help coordinate care and address practical barriers like transportation. You would use validated home blood pressure and glucose monitors that send readings through a mobile telehealth system to your care team. The program combines telehealth visits, team-based medication support, and community resources to make care more convenient and continuous. The approach aims to improve blood pressure and blood sugar control and reduce risks such as heart attack, stroke, and kidney disease.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults aged 21 and older with hypertension and/or diabetes—particularly Black and Hispanic adults who face barriers to clinic access—would be ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People without hypertension or diabetes, or those who cannot or will not use home monitoring devices or lack reliable phone/internet access, may not receive benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could make it easier for patients to control blood pressure and blood sugar, lowering the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and kidney disease.
How similar studies have performed: Team-based care and remote monitoring have improved blood pressure and glucose control in prior studies, but combining community health workers, pharmacists, and telemonitoring at this scale is relatively new.
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.