Group visits and home blood pressure checks after stroke
Tests group medical visits plus home blood pressure checks in people with recent stroke.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: BRIDGE: Blood Pressure Reduction and Intervention Delivery Via Group Engagement
Key facts
- Where
- Boston, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT07091851
- Record updated
- 25 September 2025
- Original description
The investigators want to improve care for people who have had a stroke. High blood pressure is the leading cause for having a second stroke and can lead to poor brain health. The goal of this study is to compare two new ways of lowering blood pressure. The first way is to help people check their blood pressure at home. The second way is to bring people together and learn about blood pressure in a group setting. The study team thinks that using both methods together will make it easier to lower blood pressure after a stroke. The study team needs this study to test these two methods together in people who have had a stroke. The investigators believe this is an important study because having high blood pressure makes having another stroke very likely. Therefore, the investigators want to lower blood pressure in people with strokes to keep their brains as healthy as possible and to help with stroke recovery.Read full original descriptionShow less
A Hybrid Type 1 Randomized Trial for Improved Post-Stroke Hypertension: This Study Aims to Examine the Impact of Group Medical Visits and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Versus Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Alone on the the Impact of Hypertension in Those With Recent Stroke.
The investigators want to improve care for people who have had a stroke. High blood pressure is the leading cause for having a second stroke and can lead to poor brain health. The goal of this study is to compare two new ways of lowering blood pressure. The first way is to help people check their blood pressure at home. The second way is to bring people together and learn about blood pressure in a group setting. The study team thinks that using both methods together will make it easier to lower blood pressure after a stroke. The study team needs this study to test these two methods together in people who have had a stroke. The investigators believe this is an important study because having high blood pressure makes having another stroke very likely. Therefore, the investigators want to lower blood pressure in people with strokes to keep their brains as healthy as possible and to help with stroke recovery.
Inclusion: Incident, mild to moderate, ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke (NIHSS≤15, ICH score≤3); history or new diagnosis of hypertension; ability to read and speak English; internet access; established primary care physician at MGH.
Exclusion: severe stroke (NIHSS>15, ICH score>3); dementia; discharge location to inpatient rehabilitation or skilled nursing facility; subjects with moderate to severe aphasia without a caregiver to consent on their behalf.