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2024-10-26 @ 9:18 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT00208832
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2013-12-19
First Post:
2005-09-13
Brief Title:
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Medication Compliance Among Patients With Coronary Heart Disease
Sponsor:
Emory University
Organization:
Emory University
Study Overview
Official Title:
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Medication Compliance Among Patients With Coronary Heart Disease
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2013-12
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Coronary heart disease CHD is the most common cause of death in the United States A common term for CHD is blocked arteries People with CHD or blocked arteries often have high blood pressure high cholesterol or diabetes They are also more likely to suffer a heart attack Many heart attacks could be prevented by taking medicines that control blood pressure cholesterol and diabetes However only 50-60 of patients take their medicines as directed Patients who dont take their medicines regularly are considered noncompliant
One of the risk factors for noncompliance is low health literacy Health literacy is the ability to obtain understand and act on basic health information Patients with low health literacy may not understand their illnesses as well or how to take their medicines properly
The purposes of this project are
1 to learn more about the relationship between low health literacy and medication compliance and
2 to test 2 different strategies designed to help patients take their medicines more regularly
Patients with CHD were recruited when they arrived for a regular doctors appointment We measured their health literacy skills asked questions about how they take their medications and checked their blood pressure and last cholesterol and diabetes measurements We then assigned patients to 1 of 4 intervention groups intervention ongoing The first group is receiving usual care which includes regular medication instructions printed on the bottle and no reminders to refill medicines The second group gets monthly postcards reminding them to refill their prescriptions The third group gets a new medication schedule that shows them with pictures and figures how they are supposed to take their medicines each day The fourth group receives both the postcards and the new medication schedule We are following patients for 1 year to see which intervention has the greatest impact on their medication compliance blood pressure cholesterol and diabetes measurements We will also examine whether patients health literacy affects the success of the interventions
One of the risk factors for noncompliance is low health literacy Health literacy is the ability to obtain understand and act on basic health information Patients with low health literacy may not understand their illnesses as well or how to take their medicines properly
The purposes of this project are
1 to learn more about the relationship between low health literacy and medication compliance and
2 to test 2 different strategies designed to help patients take their medicines more regularly
Patients with CHD were recruited when they arrived for a regular doctors appointment We measured their health literacy skills asked questions about how they take their medications and checked their blood pressure and last cholesterol and diabetes measurements We then assigned patients to 1 of 4 intervention groups intervention ongoing The first group is receiving usual care which includes regular medication instructions printed on the bottle and no reminders to refill medicines The second group gets monthly postcards reminding them to refill their prescriptions The third group gets a new medication schedule that shows them with pictures and figures how they are supposed to take their medicines each day The fourth group receives both the postcards and the new medication schedule We are following patients for 1 year to see which intervention has the greatest impact on their medication compliance blood pressure cholesterol and diabetes measurements We will also examine whether patients health literacy affects the success of the interventions
Detailed Description:
None
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None
Secondary IDs
| Secondary ID | Type | Domain | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHA 0335119N | OTHER | Other | None |