actensio

What is actensio?
actensio is a digital application for patients with high blood pressure (hypertension), which is based on the official treatment guidelines of the German Society for Hypertension. It guides you to make effective lifestyle changes that can help normalize blood pressure, reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, and reduce or delay the need for drug therapy. In drug-treated patients, lifestyle interventions can enhance the effects of antihypertensive medication therapy.

The program includes behavior-based interventions in the following areas:
- Change of diet according to the "DASH diet"
- physical activity
- Consumption of luxury foods
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction
- sleep

How does actensio work?
At actensio, you will be accompanied by digital hypertension expert Albert on the way to sustainable changes in your lifestyle, behind whom there is an intelligent algorithm developed by experts. Together with Albert you will go through various modules in which he will impart important knowledge about hypertension and guide you to establish a blood pressure lowering lifestyle with regard to your diet, physical activity, stress management, your sleep and your consumption of luxury foods.

In order to tailor the recommendations for the treatment of your high blood pressure as best as possible to your individual situation, Albert gets all the important information from you during the program and encourages you to document your blood pressure values, diet, physical activity, consumption of luxury foods and relaxation exercises. Albert analyzes your progress at regular intervals and gives you recommendations that are personally tailored to you. The program includes:

- Intelligent diary for recording blood pressure, diet, exercise, relaxation, luxury foods and medication
- Regular evaluation of your diary data
- Individual recommendations for action based on your information
- Individual stress profile
- Individual movement profile
- Strategies for dealing with circular thoughts & worries
- Auditory & visual mindfulness exercises + download option
- Connection of fitness trackers

Guideline-compliant, evidence-based treatment approach
The lifestyle changes recommended in the program are based on the official guidelines of the German Society for Cardiology and the German Hypertension League. The current treatment guideline (as of 2018) relies exclusively on the strongest available scientific evidence from controlled randomized studies. A blood pressure lowering effect has been scientifically proven for all lifestyle changes recommended in the program.

How do I get access?
Access to the actensio application is currently only possible within the framework of participation in a study to investigate the clinical effectiveness of actensio. If you are interested in participating in our study and suffer from hypertension, please send us an email to [email protected].

Please note:
The program does not replace the medical evaluation of the individual patient: in and adaptation of the diagnosis and therapy to his / her specific situation. The application can be used both in addition to drug treatment and on its own as an intervention in high blood pressure. In any case, it is necessary to consult your treating doctor before starting the program.


You can find more information about the product at https://actens.io

If you have any questions, you can contact [email protected]. We're here to help.

actensio is a CE-certified class 1 medical product according to the Medical Device Directive (MDD).