Mobile-based obstetric monitoring for high blood pressure and diabetes in pregnancy
Official title: Mobile-based Obstetric Monitoring for Pregnancies Complicated by Hypertension and/or Diabetes (MOM-HD): a Type II Hybrid Implementation-Effectiveness Trial
Funded at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences · NIH-11543582 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A mobile-based program helps pregnant people with high blood pressure or diabetes monitor their blood pressure and blood sugar at home and share results with their clinicians.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Newark, UNITED STATES) |
| Project start | September 15, 2025 |
| Project end | May 31, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $32,964 |
| NIH project number | 3R01HL176741-02S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11543582 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Pregnant individuals at risk for or with hypertensive disorders or gestational diabetes in low-resource settings, particularly where access to regular healthcare visits is limited.
✕Less likely to help
Individuals without HDP or GDM or those unable to use telemonitoring technology may not benefit.
What this research studies
This project adapts telemonitoring to a low-resource setting to support pregnant individuals with HDP or GDM. It builds on a pilot that provided training, financial support, and technical help to enable home monitoring and clinician guidance. The goal is to keep blood pressure and glucose under control and to enable timely medical decisions without requiring frequent in-person visits. The study will combine patient self-monitoring with provider oversight to improve maternal and fetal outcomes in Nepal. If successful, it could offer a scalable model for safer, more accessible maternity care in similar settings.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, moms and babies could benefit from safer pregnancies through timely detection and management of HDP and GDM.
How similar studies have gone: Telemonitoring has improved BP and BG control in high-income countries, but evidence in low-resource settings is still emerging.
Where this research is happening
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Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
Newark, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Rawal, Shristi — Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
- Study coordinator: Rawal, Shristi
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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.