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Medication Adherence Program

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Hypertension
Medication Adherence
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Interventions
Behavioral: STAR-MAP health coaching
Behavioral: Medication reminder tools
Registration Number
NCT05183763
Lead Sponsor
Tulane University
Brief Summary

Randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of the Supporting Tailored Adaptive change and Reinforcement for Medication Adherence Program (STAR-MAP), a health coaching approach that aims to improve antihypertensive medication adherence, blood pressure control, and quality of life. Participants (n=402) \>=40 years old with a diagnosis of hypertension, uncontrolled blood pressure, and low antihypertensive medication adherence will be recruited through a statewide health insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, and randomized to receive either interactive health coaching sessions with medication reminder tools (intervention) or medication reminder tools only (control) over one year. Data will be collected from participants at baseline, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months using questionnaires, physical measurement (height, weight, blood pressure), a computer-based single-category implicit association test, and laboratory analysis of antihypertensive medication urinary metabolites.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
402
Inclusion Criteria
  • fully insured by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana (BCBSLA)
  • continuously enrolled in BCBSLA for one year
  • planning to remain a member of BCBSLA for next year
  • English-speaking
  • telephone access
  • aged ≥40 years
  • diagnosis of essential hypertension (ICD-10-CM code I10)
  • currently filling antihypertensive medication
  • low antihypertensive medication refill (proportion of days covered (PDC) <0.8)
  • low self-report adherence (4-item Krousel-Wood Medication Adherence Scale (K-Wood-MAS-4) score ≥1)
  • uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) (systolic BP ≥130 mm Hg or diastolic BP ≥80 mm Hg)
  • desire to improve BP
Exclusion Criteria
  • living in a household with someone already enrolled in the study
  • enrollment in another clinical trial for drug adherence or BP control
  • moderate to severe cognitive impairment

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
STAR-MAPSTAR-MAP health coachingInteractive health coaching sessions and medication reminder tools
STAR-MAPMedication reminder toolsInteractive health coaching sessions and medication reminder tools
Medication App and Reminder System Medication Adherence Program (MARS-MAP)Medication reminder toolsMedication reminder tools only
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Difference in proportion with PDC >=0.8 at 12 months12 months

Proportion of days covered (PDC) calculated from pharmacy refill data

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Difference in proportion with controlled BP at 12 months12 months

Controlled blood pressure (BP) defined as systolic BP \<130 mm Hg and diastolic BP \<80 mm Hg; BP measured using standardized protocol

Difference in proportion with 4-item Krousel-Wood Medication Adherence Scale score <1 at 12 months12 months

Self-reported adherence measured by 4-item Krousel-Wood Medication Adherence Scale (K-Wood-MAS-4; minimum value: 0 (better adherence); maximum value: 4 (worse adherence))

Difference in mean change in SBP, baseline to 12 monthsBaseline to 12 months

Systolic blood pressure (SBP) measured using standardized protocol

Difference in mean change in PDC, baseline to 12 monthsBaseline to 12 months

Proportion of days covered (PDC) calculated from pharmacy refill data

Difference in mean change in 4-item Krousel-Wood Medication Adherence Scale score, baseline to 12 monthsBaseline to 12 months

Self-reported adherence measured by 4-item Krousel-Wood Medication Adherence Scale (K-Wood-MAS-4; minimum value: 0 (better adherence); maximum value: 4 (worse adherence))

Difference in change in proportion with high adherence as measured by urine metabolite analysis, baseline to 12 monthsBaseline to 12 months

Adherence determined by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry analysis of urinary metabolites of antihypertensive medications

Difference in mean change in DBP, baseline to 12 monthsBaseline to 12 months

Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) measured using standardized protocol

Difference in mean change in health-related quality of life scores, baseline to 12 monthsBaseline to 12 months

Quality of life measured using 12-item Short Form Survey (SF-12); scores for eight subscales, Mental Component Summary, and Physical Component Summary calculated and compared (minimum: 0 (worse quality of life); maximum: 100 (better quality of life))

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Tulane Doctors Dermatology & Multispecialty Clinic

🇺🇸

Covington, Louisiana, United States

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

🇺🇸

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Tulane Doctors Heart & Vascular and Primary Care Clinic

🇺🇸

Metairie, Louisiana, United States

LSU Health Sciences Shreveport Clinical Trials Office

🇺🇸

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Tulane University Clinical and Translational Unit

🇺🇸

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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