HypertensionTrial design

Rationale and design of a pragmatic randomized clinical trial assessing a smartphone-based digital health intervention in hypertension: The ELFIE-HYPERTENSION trial

Am Heart JPublished

  • pragmatic, open-label, randomized parallel arm, international, multicenter clinical trial

Study context

Population
Adults with uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥ 140 mmHg)
Planned comparison
digital health intervention (DHI) based on the free Elfie solution compared to usual care
Primary endpoint
office SBP
Follow-up
6 months

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Original publication

Rationale and design of a pragmatic randomized clinical trial assessing a smartphone-based digital health intervention in hypertension: The ELFIE-HYPERTENSION trial. Am Heart J. Published 10 February 2026. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107380

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