Emergency Department-Based Education and mHealth Empowerment Intervention for Hypertension: The TOUCHED Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and is often undiagnosed. Emergency department (ED) visits serve as critical access points within health care and present a unique opportunity for hypertension screening and intervention.

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of an Education and mHealth Empowerment (E2) intervention compared with usual care in reducing systolic blood pressure (SBP) among patients with elevated BP discharged from the ED.

Design, setting, and participants

This randomized clinical trial enrolled participants who presented to an urban academic medical center ED for any indication and had elevated blood pressure (≥140/90 mm Hg and ≤180/110 mm Hg). Eligible participants who were discharged from the ED were enroll

SUBMITTER: Prendergast H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12019670 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature