Fitbit data could help doctors get hypertensive patients moving
NCT ID NCT07342543
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will test whether giving primary care doctors easy-to-read reports from patients' Fitbits helps them counsel patients with high blood pressure to be more active. About 330 patients and their doctors will take part. The goal is to see if this simple, low-cost approach can increase physical activity and improve blood pressure control.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- physical activity counseling
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a low-cost, scalable way for primary care doctors to help patients with high blood pressure become more active.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage behavioral study. The intervention may not significantly increase activity or lower blood pressure, and results may not apply to other clinics.
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Study facts
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- 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 330 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2031
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.
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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 for Providers: 1. Currently work for UC San Diego Health, with a primary appointment in one of the eight primary care clinics 2. Conduct ambulatory care visits for blood pressure management with at least 20 patients with a diagnosis of pre- or stage 1 hypertension Inclusion Criteria for Patients: 1. Have received a diagnosis of pre- or stage 1 hypertension, and/or having SBP 120-139, DBP \<89 2. be receiving care from one of the enrolled providers 3. be currently engaging in \<150 minutes/week of at least moderate intensity exercise (see below) 4. be between age 18 and 80 years 5. not currently taking anti-hypertensive medication 6. able to read, speak, and understand English. Exclusion Criteria for Providers: 1. planning to leave UCSD Health in the next 18 months 2. participated in the co-design workshops to design the PACE system 3. being unwilling to be randomized to one of the three conditions. Exclusion Criteria for Patients: 1. any condition that would contraindicate unsupervised exercise as determined by their provider, such as severe cardiovascular or pulmonary disease limiting exercise tolerance 2. plans to change healthcare providers within the next two months 3. planned surgery or procedure that could impact mobility within the next five months 4. pregnancy.
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