Emergency Department–Based Education and mHealth Empowerment Intervention for Hypertension: The TOUCHED Randomized Clinical Trial
Primary result · Mean change in SBPResult — go to the resultMean difference 4.9 mm Hg 95% CI 0.8–9.0Authors' conclusion
In this single-center randomized clinical trial, a multicomponent intervention directed at patients in the ED who have elevated BP was associated with greater reduction in SBP at 6 months.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with elevated BP (≥140/90 and ≤180/110 mm Hg) discharged from an urban academic medical centre emergency department (ED)413 with 6-month BP data
- Participants
- 574 patients
- Comparison
- E2 intervention vs usual care
- E2n = 210
- Usual caren = 203reference
- Primary endpoint
- Mean change in systolic blood pressure (SBP) from baseline
- Follow-up
- 6 months
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Primary result
Mean change in SBP
Mean difference
4.9 mm Hg
95% CI 0.8–9.0
P = 0.02
E2vs Usual care
mean difference 4.9 mm Hg (95% CI 0.8–9.0); P = 0.02
As reported in the abstract
Further findings
| Outcome | P value |
|---|---|
| BP ≤140/90 mm Hg · 6 monthsSimilar proportion | P = 0.22 |
- BP ≤140/90 mm Hg — Intervention arm (90 of 210)
- 42.9%
- BP ≤140/90 mm Hg — Control arm (75 of 203)
- 36.9%
Original publication
Emergency Department–Based Education and mHealth Empowerment Intervention for Hypertension: The TOUCHED Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. Published 1 July 2025. doi:10.
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