Improvement of Intentional and Unintentional Non-adherence in the Elderly

Completed

• Conditions: Medication Adherence
• Interventions: Other: Pharmaceutical care

• Registration Number: NCT01512238
• Lead Sponsor: University of Aarhus

Brief Summary

The purpose is to study if different factors influence medicine adherence in elderly people. In this study number of generic substitution and use of non-prescription drugs, herbal medicine and dietary supplement is in focus.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to describe in the elderly:

1. Association between medicine adherence and number of generic substitution

2. Association between medicine adherence and use of non-prescription drugs, herbal medicine and dietary supplements and interaction between 'prescription drugs' and 'non-prescription drugs, herbal medicine and dietary supplements'

3. Intentional and unintentional non-adherence

Some of the data in the present study were originally collected as part of a major research project 'Methods for Improving Compliance with Medicine Intake' (MICMI). The study sample of 945 persons was randomly selected into three groups: two intervention groups and one control group. Interventions were pharmaceutical care and an electronic reminder system. All groups were followed for one year.

Data in the present study is from the pharmaceutical care group and the control group, and is descriptive.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-02
• Primary Completion: 2011-01
• Study First Submitted: 2012-01-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-01-13
• Study First Posted: 2012-01-19
• Study Completion: 2013-11
• Status Verified: 2013-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 2014-10-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 630

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged 65 years or older
• Living in their own homes
• Without assistance to medicine administration
• Living in the Municipality of Aarhus, Denmark
• Long-term treatment with > 4 prescription drugs

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Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Pharmaceutical care	Pharmaceutical care	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Medicine adherence	One year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Use of non-prescription drugs, herbal medicine and dietary supplements and frequency of interaction between 'prescription drugs' and 'non-prescription drugs, herbal medicine and dietary supplements'	Actually day
Intentional and unintentional non-adherence association with generic substitution and use of non-prescription drugs, herbal medicine and dietary supplements	One year
Number of generic substitution	One year