Digital game to help Native Americans manage hypertension

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study evaluates a sensor-controlled digital game designed to motivate physical activity self-management in Native American adults with hypertension. Participants will be divided into two groups: one receiving the digital game and physical activity sensors, and the other receiving only the sensors. The study aims to assess improvements in physical activity behaviors, hypertension knowledge, self-care behaviors, self-efficacy, motivation, and quality of life, as well as reductions in blood pressure and cardiac hospitalizations over a six-month period. The intervention is culturally adapted to better engage the Lumbee tribal community.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Adults in a Native American tribal community in southeastern U.S.
* Age 18 years or older
* Systolic BP ≥140mm Hg and/or diastolic BP ≥90mm Hg on 2 separate measurements or who are on antihypertensive medication will be included.
* Pass a mini-cognitive screen
* Able to independently walk without using a walker or requiring human assistance (ambulation/locomotion item on the Outcome and Assessment Information).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Severe visual (e.g., legal blindness) or tactile (e.g., severe arthritis) impairments that adversely prevent use of a smart phone or sensor devices;
* Chronic kidney disease stage 4-5,
* Diagnosis of end stage or terminal illness (e.g., cancer or heart failure)
* Prior heart transplantation or implantation of a durable mechanical circulatory support device (e.g., left ventricular assist devise) due to unique self-care needs.

Where it's running

• University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
  Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Kavita Radhakrishnan, Phd — The University of Texas Austin
• Study coordinator: Jada Brooks, PhD
• Email: jada@email.unc.edu
• Phone: 919-966-9511

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.