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Virtual Lifestyle Medicine Group Visits for High Blood Pressure
Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn whether virtual Lifestyle medicine shared medical appointments (LMSMAs) can help people better manage their blood pressure and improve their overall health.
Official title: A Scalable, Lifestyle Medicine Intervention for Hypertension Using Virtual Group Shared Medical Appointments
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
18
Start Date
2026-08-03
Completion Date
2027-02-07
Last Updated
2026-07-13
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Lifestyle Medicine Virtual group
Participants will be given a home BP monitor upon enrollment and the group will engage in twice monthly virtual shared medical appointments (vSMAs) for 4 visits. Prior to each visit, participants will be asked to complete home BP monitoring (twice in the morning and twice in the evening for 3 days before visit), with readings reviewed during visits and medications adjusted as clinically indicated. Participants will complete four sessions over an 8-week period, with one session type offered in each 2 week block.
Usual Care Group
Participants will be given a home BP monitor upon enrollment and will be instructed by phone and with an electronic health record (EHR) portal message on proper technique for home BP readings. Participants will continue to have follow-up visits with their PCP as clinically indicated.
Locations (1)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States