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HTN App for HTN Control and Cardiovascular Health Among African-Americans
FAITH! Hypertension App to Improve Hypertension Control and Cardiovascular Health Among African-Americans: A Decentralized Randomized Clinical Trial
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * African-American (AA) adults that are established patients at Neighborhood HealthSource in Minneapolis, Minnesota. * Receives primary care (i.e., has designated primary care provider) at the partnering FQHCs and intent to continue care there for next 12 months * African American race/ethnicity * Men and women aged ≥18 years * Uncontrolled HTN (defined as Stage 2 HTN with a BP ≥140/90 mmHg \[as per 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association HTN Guidelines32\] at most recent outpatient evaluation, with or without BP medications) * Documented diagnosis of HTN in EHR * At least 1 office visit at the partnering FQHCs in the prior year * Smartphone ownership (supporting iOS or Android Systems) * Active email address and willingness to utilize it throughout the study * Basic Internet navigation skills (for example, can search for information on websites, open and send emails) * Access to the Internet on at least a weekly basis (such as at home, a family member's or friend's home, church, library/community center, school/university, Internet café, etc.)? Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of a serious medical condition or disability that would make participation difficult (i.e. visual or hearing impairment, mental disability that would preclude independent use of the app). * No primary care provider at partnering FQHC
About the study
The purpose of this study is to test the hypertension (HTN) app-based intervention to see if it is more effective in improving uncontrolled HTN and HTN self-care among Africian-Americans from baseline to post-intervention (immediate, 3 months and 6 months post-intervention) as compared to the standard of care.
What is being tested
- FAITH! HTN app (behavioral)
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Participants: 100 · Started: May 15, 2025
Contact the study team
- Lainey Moen · Phone: 507-266-7062
- Ashton Krogman · Phone: 507-266-2087
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06346886
Locations in the U.S.
| Minnesota | Mayo Clinic, Rochester |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.