Home Blood Pressure Checks With Pharmacist Phone Support for People With Hypertension
Tests home blood pressure checks plus pharmacist phone calls in adults with hypertension.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Monitoring Blood Pressure at Home and Pharmacy Telehealth
Key facts
- Where
- Birmingham, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, United StatesNo longer taking part
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
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Trial code
- NCT07623291
- Record updated
- 15 June 2026
- Original description
The overall goal of this project is to determine if measuring blood pressure at home and staying in contact with a team of pharmacists and physicians to manage participants' blood pressure is useful. The study will enroll 400 participants who are seen at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Emergency Department - Transitional Care Clinic and Tampa General Hospital -Transitional Care Clinic. Half of the participants (200 patients) will be asked to measure blood pressure at home, and half of the participants (200 patients) will continue to receive usual care. Participants who measure blood pressure at home will also meet with a pharmacist weekly over the phone to discuss blood pressure readings and have blood pressure medications prescribed if needed. This program will last 6 months.Read full original descriptionShow less
REmote Blood Pressure Monitoring and Pharmacist-Led Telehealth Program in an Emergency Department Transitional Care Clinic
The overall goal of this project is to determine if measuring blood pressure at home and staying in contact with a team of pharmacists and physicians to manage participants' blood pressure is useful. The study will enroll 400 participants who are seen at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Emergency Department - Transitional Care Clinic and Tampa General Hospital -Transitional Care Clinic. Half of the participants (200 patients) will be asked to measure blood pressure at home, and half of the participants (200 patients) will continue to receive usual care. Participants who measure blood pressure at home will also meet with a pharmacist weekly over the phone to discuss blood pressure readings and have blood pressure medications prescribed if needed. This program will last 6 months.
Inclusion: Age ≥18 years; Ability to speak English; Seen at UAB's or TGH's Emergency Department-Transitional Care Clinic; Blood pressure at Emergency Department-Transitional Care Clinic: Systolic BP ≥ 130 mmHg or Diastolic BP ≥ 80 mmHg; Have a cellphone with video capability.
Exclusion: Systolic BP ≥ 160 mmHg or Diastolic BP ≥ 100 mmHg (i.e. severe range hypertension (HTN) by the 2025 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association BP guidelines) as they typically are referred to immediate treatment intensification. Since the prevalence of severe HTN is low (i.e.<5%) in the US population, exclusion of these individuals will have only a small effect on the study.); History of known major arrhythmias; Lack of willingness or inability to provide written informed consent; Individuals who work overnight or second shift; Currently pregnant or breastfeeding; Arm circumference >50 cm. *The upper limit for the largest BP cuff for oscillometric BP devices is typically 50-52 cm; data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011-2016 indicated that <1% of US adults have an arm circumference >50 cm, so this will have minimal effect on our study.