Digital game to help people manage high blood pressure
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests whether a sensor-controlled phone/tablet digital game can help people with high blood pressure better take care of their health at home. It may be helpful if you live in a Native American community and are willing to use the technology.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are age 18 or older and live in a Native American tribal community in the southeastern U.S.
- You have high blood pressure (recent readings) or you currently take medicine for it.
- You can pass a short mini-memory/thinking screening test.
- You can walk on your own without a walker or needing someone’s physical help.
- You do not have severe vision or touch problems that would stop you from using a phone or sensors.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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