Improving Over-the-counter Medication Compliance.
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth
- Enrollment
- 246
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Determining which of 2 types of physician direction regarding OTC medication usage improves patients compliance, as assessed at 3 and 6 months after enrollment.
Overview
Brief Summary
There are several benefits of over-the-counter medications, yet there is little research evaluating how to increase patient compliance when a health care provider suggests an over-the-counter (OTC) medication. We are evaluating two types of physician directions to see which increases patient compliance with OTC medications.
Detailed Description
Researchers will identify a cohort of gynecologic patients presenting for annual examinations and offer participation in the study. Physician researchers will randomize patients to 2 types of physician directions about OTC medications, then follow compliance over the course of the next 7 months. A total of 123 participants in each arm will undergo recruitment, until a total of 246 participants are recruited.
Inclusion criteria include: female, non-pregnant patients presenting for annual gynecologic examinations between the ages of 19-50.
Exclusion criteria include: outside of study age range, patient taking thyroid medication, history of kidney stones, history of hypercalcemia, non-English speaking.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 19 Years to 50 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Female patients undergoing annual gynecologic examinations.
- •Patients not currently taking certain OTC medications.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Pregnancy.
- •History of hypercalcemia.
- •History of kidney stones.
- •Outside study age range of 19-
- •Patient taking thyroid medication.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Determining which of 2 types of physician direction regarding OTC medication usage improves patients compliance, as assessed at 3 and 6 months after enrollment.
Time Frame: 3 and 6 months after enrollment.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported