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Moms@Home: A Storytelling-based Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Management in Pregnancy
Recruiting
Development of a Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Management in Pregnancy (Moms@Home)
Who can join
Ages 18 to 50 · Women
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-50 * English or Spanish speaking * A diagnosis of gestational (20-26 weeks gestational age) or chronic hypertension (8-26 weeks gestational age) * Singleton or multiple gestation pregnancy, * A patient of the University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Obstetrics/Maternal and Fetal Medicine clinics in Worcester, Massachusetts * Willing to share home blood pressure monitoring data * Comfortable with the use of smartphones and mobile apps Exclusion Criteria: * Severe hypertension (Systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg or Diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg) * Current diagnosis of preeclampsia * Active substance use * Serious physical illness (e.g., unable to interact with a smart device) * Enrolled in another home blood pressure monitoring program * Excluded from study participation by their provider * Inability to provide informed consent * Prisoners/institutionalized individuals
About the study
This pilot study will examine the effects of a digital health approach, Moms@Home, on home blood pressure monitoring in a diverse population of pregnant women with hypertension.
What is being tested
- Moms@Home (behavioral)
- Enhanced Standard of Care (behavioral)
Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester · Participants: 100 · Started: May 16, 2025
Contact the study team
- Lara Kovell, MD,MSc · Phone: (508) 856-2772
- Abigail Arthur, MBChB, MPH · Phone: (508) 856-4394
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06835959
Locations in the U.S.
| Massachusetts | UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus, Worcester |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.