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The ELFIE-HYPERTENSION
Sponsor: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Summary
The ELFIE-HYPERTENSION randomized clinical trial is an academic-led, collaborative, pragmatic, randomized, open-label, parallel arm, multicenter, trial evaluating whether a digital health intervention based on the Elfie solution compared with usual care will reduce systolic blood pressure in individuals with hypertension.
Official title: The ELFIE-HYPERTENSION Randomized Clinical Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
930
Start Date
2024-06-14
Completion Date
2026-04-30
Last Updated
2026-03-13
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Elfie Solution
The Elfie solution was designed to improve knowledge, adherence, and the quality of care for patients with cardiovascular diseases. The Elfie solution comprises a mobile phone app with the following features related to hypertension: 1. Personalized monitoring plan based on health conditions to guide frequency of monitoring of blood pressure, weight, and step count 2. Digital pillbox with daily medication-taking reminders and refill reminders 3. Clinical measurements graphs for BP, weight, medical adherence and step count 4. Newsfeed with short videos and texts related to cardiovascular diseases 5. Digital coach - Artificial intelligence technology that provides information via a chatbox as well as feedback information via personalized videos. This feature does not provide medical advice. 6. Connection with a health app or wearable for step count 7. Possibility of family peer support 8. Gamification through the Elfie rewards scoring system
Locations (16)
Hosp. Universitário UFG
Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
Hospital Municipal Aparecida de Goiânia
Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
NF. Pacheco Cardiologia Humanizada
Belém, Pará, Brazil
Rede AME Saúde
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Clínica do Coração - JMF
Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
Hospital Universitário São Francisco na Providência de Deus
Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil
Centro de Pesquisa Clínica de Guarulhos
Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
CETRUS - Diagnostica LTDA
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Elizabeth Do Espirito Santo Eireli
Votuporanga, São Paulo, Brazil
354 Military Hospital
Hanoi, Vietnam
National Geriatric Hospital
Hanoi, Vietnam
District 4 Hospital
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Gia Dinh hospital
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam