New home blood pressure program aims to tame hypertension remotely
NCT ID NCT05300503
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a remote telehome monitoring program for 100 people with high blood pressure who receive virtual care. Participants used a special blood pressure cuff and a monitoring platform to share readings with their doctors. The goal was to see if this approach improves blood pressure control compared to usual care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Telehome monitoring program (behavioral intervention using a special blood pressure cuff and monitoring platform)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could help patients with high blood pressure get better control of their condition from home, reducing the risk of serious health problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 100 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program relies on technology and patient engagement, which may not work for all.
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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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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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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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: * Have a diagnosis of primary, essential HTN (SBP\>140/90mmHg or \>130/80mmHg for diabetes) * Have access to a phone (can be a landline) * Have access to cellular (4G) network at their primary residence (they do not need to physically own a cellular phone but the need to be able to confirm their residence has 4G network access in order to connect the Aetonix aTouchAway platform to the network) * Speak English or French Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have been referred or who are actively managed at a specialized HTN clinic or other Telehome monitoring program * Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant * Patients who are institutionalized at a retirement home, nursing home or long-term care facility * Patients who plan on travelling out of the country for more than 2 weeks at any point during the intervention phase of the study (first 3 months) * Patients who are cognitively impaired or experiencing acute psychiatric illness that would alter their ability to participate
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y4W7, Canada
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