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NCT Number: NCT03708666

Nephrocare mHealth Project: Telemonitoring of Blood Pressure

The Nephrocare mHealth project supports patients with Chronic Kidney Disease with a mobile application and telemonitoring. The application includes the follow-up of blood pressure.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Kidney Diseases Blood Pressure Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Kidney Diseases Male Urogenital Diseases Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Renal Insufficiency Renal Insufficiency, Chronic Urogenital Diseases Urologic Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University Hospitals Leuven

Leuven, 3000, Belgium

About this study

Patients that are included in the Nephrocare mHealth project send their blood pressure results through an app or online website.

The clinical decision support system will alert the patient, as well as the general practitioner and the hospital when the blood pressure is too high or low. In addition the clinical decision support will calculate monthly averages and all the data are connected with the electronic patient files.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Dutch-speaking
  • Signed and approved informed consent
  • Follow-up by nephrology at the University Hospitals Leuven or General Hospital Groeninge

Exclusion criteria

  • No Dutch-speaking
  • Impaired cognitive condition or medically unstable

Treatment and study plan

Telemonitoring of blood pressure

Other

Blood pressure monitoring at least once a week.

Primary outcomes

  1. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure under control

    Time frame: 6 months

    Percentage of patients with blood pressure within target limits

Secondary outcomes

  1. Adaptations of treatment

    Time frame: 6 months

    Percentage of change in hypertension therapy

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Other

Collaborators

  • General Hospital Groeninge

Registry information

Official study title

Nephrocare mHealth: Improvement of Patient Empowerment and Self-management by the Use of Telemonitoring.

Acronym: Nephrocare

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2018
First posted
Oct 17, 2018
Registry last updated
Oct 17, 2018

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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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