Remote blood pressure support for postpartum high blood pressure
Effect of a technology-based collaborative care model on persistent hypertension and preventive careattendance among postpartum people with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
This project uses a smartphone app, a home blood pressure monitor, and a remote care team to help people who had high blood pressure during pregnancy track and manage their blood pressure after delivery.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Women and Infants Hospital-Rhode Island NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Providence, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11164672 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be given a home blood pressure cuff that connects to a phone app so your care team can see your readings and message you. The program pairs that technology with a collaborative care team (nurses and care managers) who help people with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy after they leave the hospital. The Rhode Island-wide RI‑SPHERES program will be compared to the current postpartum monitoring used at Women & Infants Hospital to see which approach better supports blood pressure control and follow-up care. The study will follow blood pressure readings, attendance at preventive visits, and health outcomes over the first year after delivery.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are people who developed high blood pressure during pregnancy (for example gestational hypertension or preeclampsia) who are in the postpartum period and can use a smartphone or accept a provided monitoring device.
Not a fit: People without a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, those who need immediate inpatient care for severe hypertension, or those unable to use (or access) the required smartphone technology may not benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could reduce short- and long-term complications from high blood pressure after pregnancy by improving home monitoring and connection to timely care.
How similar studies have performed: Remote self-measured blood pressure programs have improved monitoring and follow-up but have not yet clearly reduced maternal mortality or long-term clinical outcomes, so this builds on promising but still unproven methods.
Where this research is happening
Providence, United States
- Women and Infants Hospital-Rhode Island — Providence, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Lewkowitz, Adam Korrick — Women and Infants Hospital-Rhode Island
- Study coordinator: Lewkowitz, Adam Korrick
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.