Trial Outcomes & Findings for Use of Mobile Technology to Prevent Progression of Pre-hypertension in Latin American Urban Settings (NCT NCT01295216)

NCT ID: NCT01295216

Last Updated: 2017-03-21

Results Overview

A reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure is expected as early as 6 months of intervention and it is expected that this reduction is maintained or even continue to decrease over time

Recruitment status

TERMINATED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

637 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months

Results posted on

2017-03-21

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Intervention
Pre-hypertensive subjects who receive mHealth support for 12 months Mobile technology to promote lifestyle modification: Effects of an intervention using mobile health (mHealth) technology, including short message services (SMS) and one-to-one telephone calls, to promote lifestyle modification focused on reducing blood pressure among participants
Control
Individuals who receive the usual primary health care
Overall Study
STARTED
316
321
Overall Study
COMPLETED
266
287
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
50
34

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Use of Mobile Technology to Prevent Progression of Pre-hypertension in Latin American Urban Settings

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Intervention
n=316 Participants
Pre-hypertensive subjects who receive mHealth support for 12 months Mobile technology to promote lifestyle modification: Effects of an intervention using mobile health (mHealth) technology, including short message services (SMS) and one-to-one telephone calls, to promote lifestyle modification focused on reducing blood pressure among participants
Control
n=321 Participants
Individuals who receive the usual primary health care
Total
n=637 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
43.6 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.4 • n=93 Participants
43.2 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.4 • n=4 Participants
43.4 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.4 • n=27 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
169 Participants
n=93 Participants
173 Participants
n=4 Participants
342 Participants
n=27 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
147 Participants
n=93 Participants
148 Participants
n=4 Participants
295 Participants
n=27 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Argentina
104 participants
n=93 Participants
108 participants
n=4 Participants
212 participants
n=27 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Guatemala
105 participants
n=93 Participants
108 participants
n=4 Participants
213 participants
n=27 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Peru
107 participants
n=93 Participants
105 participants
n=4 Participants
212 participants
n=27 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months

A reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure is expected as early as 6 months of intervention and it is expected that this reduction is maintained or even continue to decrease over time

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intervention
n=316 Participants
Pre-hypertensive subjects who receive mHealth support for 12 months Mobile technology to promote lifestyle modification: Effects of an intervention using mobile health (mHealth) technology, including short message services (SMS) and one-to-one telephone calls, to promote lifestyle modification focused on reducing blood pressure among participants
Control
n=321 Participants
Individuals who receive the usual primary health care
Change From Baseline in Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure at 6, 12, and 18 Months
Diastolic blood pressure, 18 months
NA mmHg
No data were collected at the 18-month time point
NA mmHg
No data were collected at the 18-month time point
Change From Baseline in Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure at 6, 12, and 18 Months
Systolic blood pressure, 12 months
-5.23 mmHg
Interval -6.45 to -3.86
-4.89 mmHg
Interval -6.19 to -3.59
Change From Baseline in Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure at 6, 12, and 18 Months
Diastolic blood pressure, 12 months
-2.34 mmHg
Interval -3.28 to -1.41
-2.32 mmHg
Interval -3.27 to -1.37
Change From Baseline in Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure at 6, 12, and 18 Months
Systolic blood pressure, 6 months
-5.13 mmHg
Interval -6.4 to -3.86
-4.01 mmHg
Interval -5.21 to -2.81
Change From Baseline in Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure at 6, 12, and 18 Months
Diastolic blood pressure, 6 months
-1.82 mmHg
Interval -2.71 to -0.93
-1.36 mmHg
Interval -2.2 to -0.52
Change From Baseline in Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure at 6, 12, and 18 Months
Systolic blood pressure, 18 months
NA mmHg
No data were collected at the 18-month time point
NA mmHg
No data were collected at the 18-month time point

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and 12 months

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intervention
n=316 Participants
Pre-hypertensive subjects who receive mHealth support for 12 months Mobile technology to promote lifestyle modification: Effects of an intervention using mobile health (mHealth) technology, including short message services (SMS) and one-to-one telephone calls, to promote lifestyle modification focused on reducing blood pressure among participants
Control
n=321 Participants
Individuals who receive the usual primary health care
Change From Baseline in Food Intake at 12 Months
Fruit&Veg intake (servings/day)
0.35 Servings/day
Interval 0.14 to 0.57
0.10 Servings/day
Interval -0.06 to 0.26
Change From Baseline in Food Intake at 12 Months
High-sodium food intake (servings/day)
-0.41 Servings/day
Interval -0.55 to -0.27
-0.36 Servings/day
Interval -0.49 to -0.23
Change From Baseline in Food Intake at 12 Months
High-fat & sugar food intake (servings/day)
-1.86 Servings/day
Interval -2.27 to -1.45
-1.16 Servings/day
Interval -1.54 to -0.78

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and 12 months

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intervention
n=316 Participants
Pre-hypertensive subjects who receive mHealth support for 12 months Mobile technology to promote lifestyle modification: Effects of an intervention using mobile health (mHealth) technology, including short message services (SMS) and one-to-one telephone calls, to promote lifestyle modification focused on reducing blood pressure among participants
Control
n=321 Participants
Individuals who receive the usual primary health care
Change From Baseline in Body Weight at 12 Months
-0.18 kg
Interval -0.66 to 0.29
0.48 kg
Interval 0.08 to 0.9

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and 12 months

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intervention
n=316 Participants
Pre-hypertensive subjects who receive mHealth support for 12 months Mobile technology to promote lifestyle modification: Effects of an intervention using mobile health (mHealth) technology, including short message services (SMS) and one-to-one telephone calls, to promote lifestyle modification focused on reducing blood pressure among participants
Control
n=321 Participants
Individuals who receive the usual primary health care
Change From Baseline in Body Mass Index at 12 Months
-0.10 kg/m2
Interval -0.27 to 0.08
0.19 kg/m2
Interval 0.03 to 0.35

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and 12 months

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intervention
n=316 Participants
Pre-hypertensive subjects who receive mHealth support for 12 months Mobile technology to promote lifestyle modification: Effects of an intervention using mobile health (mHealth) technology, including short message services (SMS) and one-to-one telephone calls, to promote lifestyle modification focused on reducing blood pressure among participants
Control
n=321 Participants
Individuals who receive the usual primary health care
Change From Baseline in Waist Circumference at 12 Months
0.03 cm
Interval -0.71 to 0.77
0.61 cm
Interval -0.06 to 1.27

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and 12 months

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intervention
n=316 Participants
Pre-hypertensive subjects who receive mHealth support for 12 months Mobile technology to promote lifestyle modification: Effects of an intervention using mobile health (mHealth) technology, including short message services (SMS) and one-to-one telephone calls, to promote lifestyle modification focused on reducing blood pressure among participants
Control
n=321 Participants
Individuals who receive the usual primary health care
Change From Baseline in Physical Activity at 12 Months
-88.3 MET/min/week
Interval -318.8 to 142.2
-20.7 MET/min/week
Interval -228.0 to 186.6

Adverse Events

Intervention

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Control

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Manuel Ramirez-Zea

Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama

Phone: +502 24719913

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place