Culturally-adapted Mobile Health Intervention for Hypertension Care

A single-arm study to assess the ability of the AHOMKA platform for hypertension management to affect blood pressure change among urban and rural patients in Ghana.

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Key information

Conditions

Hypertension Cardiovascular Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

30 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

National Cardiothoracic Center, Accra, Ghana

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

diagnosis of hypertension

Exclusion criteria

Comorbidities

Treatment and study plan

Enhanced Usual Care Group

Behavioral

A culturally-adapted mobile health platform will be used in the intervention to enable participants to record blood pressure and heart rate readings at home and store data in the mobile platform. Providers will have access to the store data using a provider-facing app.

Primary outcomes

Change in Blood Pressure levels from Baseline

Time frame: Baseline, 6 months

Changes in blood pressure levels, measured in mmHg, will be assessed at the baseline and 6-month endline visit.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tufts University

Other

Collaborators

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
University of Ghana Medical School
University of Health and Allied Sciences

Registry information

Official study title

AHOMKA Qualitative Study For Adaptation of the Medtronic Empower Health Platform

Acronym: AHOMKA

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: May 22, 2025
Registry last updated: Jul 18, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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