SMS and reminder cards for improving medication adherence
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- hypertension.Essential (primary) hypertension, Secondary hypertensionI10, I15
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015110917059N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Urmia University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 143
Inclusion Criteria
Major inclusion and exclusion criteria: Uncontrolled hypertension confirmed by doctor; being on medication for hypertension; living in the city of Urmia; having access to a mobile phone in patient or a member of his family; being able to use the text messaging function in patient or a member of his family (reading and composing a text message); not being on medication for prostate in the male patients; and willingness to participate in the study will be entry requirements. The exclusion criteria will be: being hospitalized in the duration of the study, unwillingness to participate further; moving to another city; and loss of contact with the patient through his/her mobile phone.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Adherence to treatment. Timepoint: Two times. Method of measurement: Hill-Bone medication adherence scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hypertension. Timepoint: Two times. Method of measurement: Mercury sphygmomanometer.