Improving Adherence to Cholesterol Lowering Medications Among Minority Populations in Florida: A Randomized Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 779
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Medication possession ratio (MPR)
研究概览
简要总结
Statins are cholesterol lowering medications that reduce the risk of cardiovascular events. However adherence to these medications has been found to be lower among minorities, a group particularly vulnerable for heart disease.
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of a phone based behavioral intervention to mailed educational materials regarding how to control cholesterol and other risk factors. We hypothesized that the behavioral intervention will improve adherence to statins by 15%.
详细描述
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) disproportionately affects members of certain racial/ethnic minority groups.Further in spite of a reduction in rates of cardiovascular events,the gap between certain minority groups and non-minority groups has not diminished. Cholesterol lowering medications are a medically proven intervention that dramatically reduces the risk of primary and secondary cardiovascular outcomes.However, the literature shows that at one year only half of the patients prescribed this medication continue to take a statin. One well known risk factor shown to be a predictor for non adherence is belonging to a racial/ ethnic minority group.
The focus of the proposed study is to examine a non-traditional care-management approach delivered by a large commercial health benefit carrier in the prevention of cardiovascular disease among minority populations who have cardiovascular risk factors and who have been started in cholesterol lowering therapy. In particular, we seek to determine if a culturally tailored phone based intervention (Motivational Interviewing) delivered to Latino and African American enrollees living in predominantly minority neighborhoods in Florida, is effective at improving adherence to Statins.
Specific Aims
- To prospectively identify 1200 Latino or African American residing in Florida who have received a new prescription for statin therapy, evaluate their adherence to the statin and determine if the reasons for non-adherence are similar or different from other studies of adherence to cardiovascular medications.
- Conduct a randomized control trial to compare the effectiveness of a motivational interviewing telephonic intervention to usual care on the primary outcome of statin adherence among minority subjects living in Florida.
In addition, among the tobacco users at baseline we will evaluate the impact of our phone based MINT intervention on tobacco cessation in this minority populations.
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
- 35 Years 至 85 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Adult patients over age 35 years
- •Recent new prescription for a Statin (GPI code 39.40.xx ) which will be the index prescription. We will define new as no GPI code present for any statin over a 6 month period before the index prescription.
- •Self report of being Latino or AA.
排除标准
- •Enrollment in any other CVD intervention program
结局指标
主要结局
Medication possession ratio (MPR)
时间窗: 12 months after the statin prescription
The primary outcome will be MPR for statin medication equal or above .80. MPR is a continuous multiple interval measure of medication availability. The medication possession ratio is defined as the sum of the days' supply of medication divided by the number of days between the enrollment and the last day of follow up. The binary dependent variable is: MPR equal to or above .80 (adequate adherence or drug availability during 80% or more of the therapy time) and MPR below .80 (non adherence or drug availability during less than 80% of the therapy time).
次要结局
- Self-reported adherence score (Morisky Medication Adherence Scale-8)(At baseline and 12 months after statin prescription)
研究者
Ana M. Palacio
Associate Professor
University of Miami