Remote blood pressure support to improve hypertension control
Remote monitoring for Equity in Advancing Control of Hypertension (REACH)
Offers home blood pressure monitors plus phone and app communication to help people in safety-net clinics—especially racial/ethnic minorities—better control high blood pressure.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California at Davis NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Davis, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11178490 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This project adapts a proven, multi-part hypertension program for patients served by safety-net clinics in San Francisco. If you join, you may get a home blood pressure monitor, training, and use an Android app or phone messaging to share readings with your care team while being randomized to different support levels. The trial combines testing whether the program helps patients with studying how to put it into routine clinic care, focusing on barriers faced by racial/ethnic minority and low-income patients. Clinic staff will use your home readings to guide medication decisions and follow-up as part of normal care.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults with hypertension who receive care in the San Francisco Health Network safety-net clinics, especially those with uncontrolled blood pressure and willingness to use a home BP monitor and phone/app communication.
Not a fit: People without hypertension, those whose blood pressure is already well controlled, or those unable or unwilling to use a home BP monitor or smartphone are unlikely to benefit from participating.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Could help patients reduce blood pressure and lower their risk of stroke and heart attack by improving home monitoring and patient-clinician communication.
How similar studies have performed: Prior trials have shown that home blood pressure monitoring combined with enhanced digital patient-provider communication improves blood pressure control.
Where this research is happening
Davis, United States
- University of California at Davis — Davis, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Lyles, Courtney Rees — University of California at Davis
- Study coordinator: Lyles, Courtney Rees
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.