actensio - Hypertension-Coach for your life
The digital hypertension coach actensio has been proven to effectively support you in lowering your blood pressure and is 100% covered by your health insurance as an approved digital health application (DiGA).

High blood pressure is treatable - with just 10 minutes a day
With practical instructions for a healthy diet, more exercise and optimised stress management that you can use in your everyday life, actensio helps you lower your blood pressure with just 10 minutes a day. actensio is free – all statutory health insurances and most private health insurances cover 100% of the costs.

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Digital Hypertension Coach with proven efficacy
actensio is based on a behavioural approach and provides digital support for the long-term implementation of recommended lifestyle changes for hypertension. A randomised controlled study by the Ruhrlandklinik at the University Hospital Essen confirmed the efficacy of the DiGA actensio. On average, actensio users achieved a reduction in systolic blood pressure of 5.06 mmHg compared to the control group – in addition to any medication. Within the group of actensio users, an average reduction in systolic blood pressure of 7.61 mmHg was achieved – without any side effects from medication, dosage errors or interactions with other medications.
How do I get actensio?
The actensio app can help you if you are diagnosed with high blood pressure (hypertension). In this case, you will be issued a prescription for actensio at the avi doctor’s office or during the avi online consultation. You can then send the prescription to your health insurance company in the usual way or use the free actensio prescription service. You will then receive an individual licence code from your health insurance company after about 2 working days to start actensio.

Frequently asked questions
Yes, actensio is fully reimbursed by all statutory health insurances if you have been diagnosed with high blood pressure (hypertension). You can send the prescription issued by your doctor to your statutory health insurance via app, email or post, or you can use the free actensio prescription service for this. You then enter the licence code that you will receive from your health insurance after a few working days in the actensio app to activate the therapy. Most private health insurance companies also reimburse the costs for actensio. You can download a cost-estimation-document for your private health insurance company here.
If you suffer from high blood pressure (hypertension) and want to actively lower your blood pressure independently of medication, actensio can help you implement the recommended lifestyle changes for hypertension. As an approved Digital Health Application (DiGA), actensio can help you lower your blood pressure step by step.
DiGA are medical devices that are tested and approved by the German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM). DiGA only receive approval if a positive effect can be demonstrated. This is how DiGA, such as actensio, stand out positively from conventional health apps. Approved DiGA can be prescribed by doctors and psychotherapists.