Partnership in Medication Management (PIMM): The Effects of One-on-one Medication Training on Medication Adherence in Patients With Mood Disorders
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 166
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Medication adherence measured by the Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS).
研究概览
简要总结
Investigators are doing this study to examine if a new personalized education program for patients with mood disorders (depression and bipolar disorders) will help them take their medications as prescribed by doctors. Investigators will teach patients about how, when and why it is important for them to take their medications as prescribed. Also, investigators will ask patients why they do not take medications as prescribed. Furthermore, investigators will examine whether our education program might save money if it prevents problems related to not taking medication.
详细描述
The efficacy of anti-depressants or lithium reported in clinical trials differs from clinical experience. Various factors such as non-adherence to treatment and poor tolerability to medications have been related to treatment non-response or treatment failure in mood disorders (major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder). Premature discontinuation of treatment for mood disorders is common. The long treatments, the patients' beliefs about medications, the lack of knowledge about the medication/treatment purpose, benefits, dosage, and side effects and the relationship between patient and healthcare providers affect treatment continuation.
Investigators are proposing a sequential explanatory mixed methods study to investigate a novel program for medication training in persons with mood disorders. The ultimate purpose of the program is to improve medication adherence in these persons. The primary component of the present study will be quantitative, i.e., a randomized controlled trial with 12 months of follow-up to examine the effect of one-on-one medication training, including the use of a checklist system, on medication adherence in patients with mood disorders. The training program will include education to improve patients' knowledge regarding their medication's purpose, dosage, benefits, and side effects. The program will also include tools like a checklist or alarm clock to remind patients of when and how to take their medication. Furthermore, the program will contain an interactive listening period where healthcare professionals involved in medication dispensing will listen to patients' concerns, questions and thoughts regarding their medications. To the best of the investigators' knowledge, no research has comprehensively examined whether one-on-one medication training, as described above, may improve medication adherence in patients with mood disorders.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •admitted to the inpatient clinic of the Mood Disorders Program, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
- •with a primary diagnosis of bipolar disorder I or II, or major depressive disorder
- •able to speak, read, and understand English.
排除标准
- •cut off score on Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA; clinical judgement)
- •significant suicidal or homicidal risk
- •a medical condition/treatment known to affect the brain
- •acquired brain injury.
结局指标
主要结局
Medication adherence measured by the Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS).
时间窗: Change from baseline in the Medication Adherence Rating Scale at 2 days before discharge and 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months post-discharge
Medication adherence measured by the Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS). We will measure medication adherence at baseline and each follow up
次要结局
- Time to re-hospitalization(First time re-hospitalization any point during the 12-month follow-up period)
- Costs of re-hospitalization(First time re-hospitalization any point during the 12-month follow-up period)