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Impact of Medication Therapy Management Intervention on Treatment Outcomes and Medication Adherence Among Adult Patients Comorbid With Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension at Outpatient Clinics

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Hypertension
Diabetes Mellitus
Interventions
Other: Medication Therapy Management
Registration Number
NCT06112925
Lead Sponsor
Mattu University
Brief Summary

The goal of this interventional study was to assess the impact of medication therapy management on treatment outcomes and medication adherence among adult patients comorbid with diabetes mellitus and hypertension at outpatient clinics in Southwest Ethiopia. The patients attending hospitals assigned to interventional group received medication therapy management services in addition to usual care.

Detailed Description

This study aimed to assess the impact of medication therapy management intervention on treatment outcomes and medication adherence among patients comorbid with diabetes mellitus and hypertension at outpatient clinics in Southwest Ethiopia. A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted at outpatient clinics of public hospitals in Southwest Ethiopia from March to December, 2022. Hospitals were randomly assigned to either the interventional or the control group. The patients attending hospitals assigned to interventional group received medication therapy management services in addition to usual care and those attended hospital assigned to control group received the usual care only. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select the study participants from each hospital. The differences in proportion between the groups was determined using the Pearson chi-square. The independent sample t-test was be done to compare means between groups and paired t-test was used to compare means in between intervention and controlled group. The p-value of \< 0.05 was used as a cut-off point to declare statistical significance.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
386
Inclusion Criteria
  • age is greater than or equal to 18 years
  • diagnosed with both diabetes mellitus and hypertension
Exclusion Criteria
  • unwillingness to participate
  • mentally disabled
  • lost to follow-up
  • change follow up site
  • pregnant women

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Medication Therapy ManagementMedication Therapy ManagementThe patients attending hospitals assigned to interventional group received medication therapy management services in addition to usual care. The medication therapy management services was provided by the clinical pharmacists. The study participants and attending healthcare providers were blinded of participants' treatment group. The intervention was done at initial visit and repeated at 3rd and 6th month of the initial visit.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in percentage of of glycemic control, blood pressure control and medication adherence among adult patients comorbid with diabetes mellitus and hypertension at outpatient clinics in Southwest EthiopiaIt was a 6 months study period

The proportion of patients who achieved good glycemic control changed from 15.5% to 43.3% from baseline to the end of the study in the intervention group. The current study also observed that the percentage of intervention group participants at the goal increased from 36.6% to 60.3% from baseline to 6-month.The adherence rate in the intervention group increased by 50% while remaining fairly constant in the control group.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mattu Univesity

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Addis Ababa, Mettu, Ethiopia

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