Investigation and Validation of a Study Project on Digital Therapy Management of Patients With Arterial Hypertension

Inclusion Criteria:

• ≥ 18 years of age
• Existing diagnosis of arterial hypertension according to ICD-10 I10.- to I13.-, i.e.presence of the disease is recorded at the time of inclusion in the study.
• Blood pressure at the time of inclusion is ≥130 mmHg systolic (24h mean) at 24h bloodpressure measurement or, alternatively, at-home blood pressure measurement at ≥135mmHg systolic (mean of 7 days). In case of the presence of a 24-h blood pressuremeasurement, this value is decisive compared to the at-home measurement.
• Possession and use of a smartphone that allows the installation and use of "iATROS",whereby "use" implies that the patient possesses the physical and mental abilities touse and apply the iATROS app

Exclusion Criteria:

• Lack of capacity to consent
• < 18 years of age
• No use of a smartphone
• Lack of the physical and mental abilities necessary to use the iATROS app, orgenerally to use so-called "apps" on a smartphone or tablet.
• Tumor disease associated with a reduced life expectancy of less than 1 year
• Immunosuppression
• Advanced dementia
• Any other disease associated with a reduced life expectancy of less than 1 year
• Any disease/condition that limits participation in the program
• Pregnant or breastfeeding patients
• A secondary hypertension known to the patient (by history)
• Blood pressure at inclusion is >170mmHg systolic on 24h blood pressure measurement (24h mean) or, alternatively, the at-home blood pressure measurement is >175mmHgsystolic (mean value of the 7 days). In case of a 24h blood pressure measurement, thisvalue is decisive compared to the at-home measurement.
• Existing participation and enrollment in the iATROS hypertension health program.
• Participation in another clinical trial, if complications with compliance, themeasures to be performed, a distortion of the results, or the status of a treatmentaccording to the current standard of care result from the participation.
• Comorbidities or the presence of any other physical condition that would prohibit theuse of the ESC Hypertension Guideline of 2018 as target blood pressure (i.e. if, dueto the patient's individual situation, a different value should be given as a targetvalue for a blood pressure value to be classified as healthy).
• Addictions
• Stroke in the last 3 months
• Transient ischemic attack (TIA) in the last 3 months