Postpartum home blood pressure monitoring and lifestyle intervention in overweight and obese individuals the first year after gestational hypertension or pre-eclampsia: A pilot feasibility trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test the feasibility of a randomised trial of home blood pressure monitoring paired with a remote lifestyle intervention (Heart Health 4 New Moms) versus home blood pressure monitoring alone versus control in individuals with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy in the first year postpartum.

Design

Single-blinded three-arm randomised clinical trial.

Setting

Two tertiary care hospitals and a community organisation.

Population

Postpartum overweight and obese individuals with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy and without pre-pregnancy hypertension or diabetes.

Methods

We assessed the feasibility of recruitment and retention of 150 participants to study completion at 1-year postpartum with randomisation 1:1:1 into each arm. Secondary aims wer

SUBMITTER: Hauspurg A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10880812 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature