Program to Avoid Cerebrovascular Events through Systematic Electronic Tracking and Tailoring of an Eminent Risk factor: Protocol of a RCT.

Background: Geographical and racial disparities in stroke outcomes are especially prominent in the Southeastern United States, which represents a region more heavily burdened with stroke compared to the rest of the country. While stroke is eminently preventable, particularly via blood pressure control, fewer than one third of patients with a stroke have their blood pressure controlled ≥ 75% of the time, and low consistency of blood pressure control is linked to higher stroke risk.

Objective: To demonstrate that a mHealth technology-centered, integrated approach can effectively improve sustained blood pressure control among stroke patients (half of whom will be Black).