Using a smartphone app to help older adults with mild cognitive impairment take their blood pressure medications

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

The bpMedManage project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a smartphone application designed to enhance medication adherence among older adults with mild cognitive impairment over a 16-week period. The study will involve 100 participants who will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: one receiving medication reminders and educational content through the app, and the other receiving only educational content. Both groups will undergo baseline assessments and medication adherence monitoring for four weeks. The goal is to determine if the app can significantly improve adherence to antihypertensive medications in this population.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age 60+
2. Community-dwelling older adults
3. Self-reported fluent in English
4. Adequate self-reported visual and hearing ability
5. Self-reported memory, thinking, or concentration challenges
6. Self-manage at least one prescribed antihypertensive medication
7. Have and use a smartphone
8. No self-reported history of major depression or other mental health diagnoses
9. No self-reported diagnosis of dementia or other neurological disorder such as stroke, TBI, and Parkinson's disease
10. TICS-M score between 27-37 and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score between 20-26
11. Willing to participate in the study for at least 4 months

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Diagnosis of dementia
2. Lives in assisted living facility or skilled nursing facility

Where it's running

• University of Arizona
  Tucson, Arizona, United States Recruiting
• University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  Champaign, Illinois, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Kathleen Insel, PhD — University of Arizona
• Study coordinator: Kathleen Insel, PhD
• Email: insel@arizona.edu
• Phone: 520-626-6220

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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.