A Text Messaging (SMS) Intervention to Improve Adherence to Stimulant Medication in Adults With ADHD in the Primary Care Setting
- Conditions
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Registration Number
- NCT04189575
- Lead Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Brief Summary
This study will assess the efficacy of the text messaging (SMS-based) disease management intervention to improve adherence to stimulants in adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) within the Partners primary and psychiatry care settings.
Participants in the study will receive customized text messages twice a day, every day, for a duration of 9 months. The text messages will include reminders to adhere to the individualized medication regimen, reminders to call their clinician for a prescription refill followed by reminders to pick up medication from the pharmacy, and educational reminders about ADHD and its treatment
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 117
- Male and female adults ages 18-55 years
- Receipt of a prescription for stimulant medication by their primary care physician or psychiatrist
- Proficient in English
- Has a cellular phone with text messaging capabilities and is interested in and willing to receive free of charge planned text messages
- Investigator and his/her immediate family
- Unwilling/unable to comply with study procedures
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Adherence to Stimulants 9 months Adherence will be analyzed using the timeliness of stimulant medication prescription renewals over the 9 month period.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Massachusetts General Hospital
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States