Is a Smartphone Application Effective as an Oral Medication Adherence Aid
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Early Phase 1
- Status
- Terminated
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
- Enrollment
- 68
- Locations
- 6
- Primary Endpoint
- Change from baseline in number of pills taken over number of pills prescribed at 4 weeks
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This research will act as a pilot study that will be conducted to determine the effectiveness of a smartphone medication adherence application on adherence to oral hypertensive, diabetic, and dyslipidemic medications using a prospective randomized design. Subjects will be recruited from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Internal Medicine Clinic North, and the study data will be collected using only subject self-reports and subject pharmacy records.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Males and females at least 18 years of age
- •Provide informed consent
- •Prescribed an oral medication indicated for hypertension, diabetes, or dyslipidemia during 12 weeks pre-enrollment
- •Own a smartphone (Android or iOS) with unlimited text messaging, email access, and app store access
- •Oral confirmation that the subject has not previously used a medication adherence app
- •Able to consult with a pharmacy or medical student during the recruitment process for purposes of consent, data collection, and/or medication reconciliation, and/or MyMedSchedule registration
Exclusion Criteria
- •Severely impaired vision
- •Reside in a nursing home
- •Non-ambulatory/bedridden
- •Not fluent in English
Arms & Interventions
Standard Care
The control group will not use the medication adherence app
Medication Adherence Smartphone App
The experimental group will receive the medication adherence app on their smartphone and will have their entire outpatient medication list pushed to the application. Text message reminders will be sent to their phones at the appropriate times.
Intervention: Medication Adherence Smartphone App (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change from baseline in number of pills taken over number of pills prescribed at 4 weeks
Time Frame: Change from baseline to 4 weeks
Change from baseline in number of pills taken over number of pills prescribed at 12 weeks
Time Frame: Change from baseline to 12 weeks
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported