mGlide-Care: Partnering with Caregivers to Manage High Blood Pressure

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

mGlide-Care adapts an existing mHealth hypertension care model to the needs of people with early-stage AD/ADRD or MCI by explicitly involving unpaid family caregivers in home blood pressure monitoring and communication with clinical teams. In Aim 1 investigators will engage patients, caregivers, primary care providers, geriatricians, and pharmacists to refine the intervention for acceptability and usability. In Aim 2 they will run a feasibility pilot comparing mGlide-Care to usual care in 75 participants with uncontrolled hypertension, with caregivers assisting participants in using smartphone-connected BP monitors. Primary outcomes include feasibility measures and blood pressure control, collected through remote BP transmissions and routine clinical follow-up at the Minneapolis site.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria: Must meet all criteria

* Diagnosed with early stage AD/ADRD or MCI
* Have uncontrolled hypertension (HTN)
* Have an unpaid, family caregiver
* Have established medical diagnosis of hypertension (HTN)
* English speaking
* Participant or caregiver must have a smartphone or mobile device (e.g. iPad) that can transmit blood pressure (BP) from the BP monitor
* Participant and caregiver capable and willing to comply with the entire study protocol
* Able to give voluntary written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria: Any of the following will be an exclusion.

* Severe comorbid illness including end-stage kidney disease, end-stage liver disease, and life expectancy \<1 year, or if medical complexity of the patient precludes clinical trial participation
* Active illicit drug use (e.g. cocaine, methamphetamines, opioids, phencyclidine) since this will interfere with HTN management
* Participant and caregiver unable to complete study tasks, including are homeless, will leave the country, or will relocate in the next 12 months
* Serious psychiatric illness that could interfere with treatment, assessment, or compliance including significant delusional disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar illness
* Unable or unwilling to give consent.

Where it's running

• Epidemiology Clinical Research Center
  Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Kamakshi Lakshminarayan
• Email: mGlideCare@umn.edu
• Phone: 6512085980

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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.