The effect of remote health intervention based on internet or mobile communication network on hypertension patients: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

BACKGROUND: To systematically review the impact of remote health interventions based on an internet or mobile communication network on patients with hypertension and to provide a theoretical basis for hypertension patients with the implementation of remote health interventions. METHODS: Data were retrieved from a total of 4 Chinese databases and 3 foreign databases. The Chinese databases included: China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), WanFang Data, Chinese Biomedical Database (SinoMed), and Chongqing Chinese Science and Technology Journey database (VIP). The foreign language databases included PubMed, The Cochrane Library, and EMbase, and the date range for the search was from the date the database became active to December 1(st), 2018. After screening and extracting the materials and evaluating the risk of bias in each study (conducted by 2 researchers), the quality of the selected literature was evaluated by Review Manager (RevMan) [Computer program]. Version 5.3. Copenhagen: The Nordic Cochrane Centre, The Cochrane Collaboration, 2014, and the statistical analysis was applied by Stata 12.0 software. RESULT: This study will provide high-quality evidence-based medicine research evidence for remote health interventions on hypertensive patients based on the Internet and mobile communication network using systematic evaluation and meta-analysis methods. CONCLUSION: This systematic review will provide a scientific conclusion as to whether the remote health intervention model based on an internet or mobile communication network can better control blood pressure and improve patient compliance than the traditional nursing intervention model for hypertensive patients. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials does not require ethical approval and the results of this paper will be published in an open form in internationally influential academic journals. PROTOCOL AND REGISTRATION: A protocol had been registered in PROSPERO CRD42019122404.