Piloting a Novel eHealth Technology for the Control and Management of Elevated Blood Pressure in Rwanda (HeartCare@Home Project): Protocol for a 2-Phase Crossover Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effective blood pressure (BP) monitoring is vital for the management of hypertension, allowing timely adjustments in treatment. This study focuses on the development and implementation of an innovative, locally designed eHealth technology, the HeartCare@Home system, to enhance the control and management of hypertension in outpatient noncommunicable disease (NCD) clinics in Rwanda. The HeartCare@Home system comprises a mobile health app that incorporates rapid SMS technology, an integrated dashboard for signal reception at the clinic office level, and a clinical decision support algorithm.

Objective

This study aims to assess the clinical efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of a novel eHealth technology, the HeartCare@Home system, that uses home and clinic-base

SUBMITTER: Nishimwe A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12756656 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature