A randomized clinical trial of an interactive voice response and text message intervention for individuals with hypertension.

ABSTRACT: Interactive voice response and text message (IVR-T) technology may improve hypertension control in under-resourced settings. We conducted a randomized clinical trial to determine whether an IVR-T intervention would improve blood pressure (BP), medication adherence and visit keeping among adults with hypertension from multiple racial and ethnic groups in primary care at an Urban Indian Health Organization in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Two hundred and ninety-five participants were randomly assigned to IVR-T (N = 148) or to usual care (N = 147). The IVR-T arm received reminders for clinic visits, messages to reschedule missed clinic visits, monthly medication refill reminders, weekly motivational messages, and a blood pressure cuff. The usual care arm received no messages. The primary outcome w

SUBMITTER: Schroeder EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8029814 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature