Can your phone help control Post-Birth blood pressure?
NCT ID NCT07209254
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two mobile health strategies for managing high blood pressure after pregnancy. 770 new mothers with pregnancy-induced hypertension will use either a 12-week or 10-day text-based blood pressure monitoring program. The goal is to see which approach better lowers blood pressure and improves heart function and patient engagement.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mobile health strategies (text-based blood pressure monitoring and management)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective, scalable way to manage postpartum hypertension, reducing long-term heart risks for new mothers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention trial, not a drug study, so benefits may be modest. Results depend on patient adherence and may not apply to all populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 770 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years * Delivery within 14 days * Diagnosis of preeclampsia or gestational hypertension with or without severe features during pregnancy or within 14 days postpartum * Initiation of blood pressure medication prior to hospital discharge and up to 14 days postpartum * English or Spanish speaking (able to read/understand consent and instructions) * Has phone texting capabilities Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of chronic hypertension prior to delivery (would therefore include super imposed preeclampsia) * Pre-existing cardiovascular disease (including prior myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, ventricular tachycardia, prior cardiac arrest, pacemaker, severe valvular heart disease, or prior cardiac surgery) * Chronic kidney disease (stage 3 or higher) * Using ≥3 BP medications at time of enrollment
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Conditions
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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NYU Langone Health
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10022, United States
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The Ohio State University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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