Successful PIA research project: Innovative hypertension treatment

Our PIA study optimized hypertension treatment in general practices through an innovative digital approach. The PIA IT solution, with a patient app and practice software, enabled individualized therapies in accordance with hypertension guidelines. A delegation system for medical assistants relieved the burden on physicians.

A total of 64 practices and 848 patients participated. After 6-12 months, PIA improved blood pressure control in the intervention group by 23.1 percentage points (59.8% vs. 36.7%). Patients, physicians, and medical assistants were enthusiastic about the PIA IT solution and rated the intervention positively.

These results show that PIA can improve care processes in hypertension management. Nationwide implementation could save €3.1 billion in healthcare costs annually.
More information about the study can be found at the following link: https://pia.uni-bonn.de/