August 4, 2021European Heart Journal219 citationsOpen Access
View Full PaperEfficacy of a digital therapeutics system in the management of essential hypertension: the HERB-DH1 pivotal trial
Structured PICO
Does a digital therapeutics system reduce blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension not on antihypertensive medications compared to standard lifestyle modification alone?
P
Population
Patients with essential hypertension in the absence of antihypertensive medications
I
Intervention
Digital therapeutics system
C
Comparator
Standard lifestyle modification alone
O
Outcome
Reduction in 24-h ambulatory, home, and office blood pressuressurrogate
A digital therapeutics system is superior to standard lifestyle modification alone for reducing blood pressure in unmedicated patients with essential hypertension.
Abstract
The HERB-DH1 pivotal study showed the superiority of digital therapeutics compared with standard lifestyle modification alone to reduce 24-h ambulatory, home, and office BPs in the absence of antihypertensive medications.