Effect of a Smartphone Application on Oral Contraceptive Adherence in College Females

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• Conditions: Adherence to Oral Contraceptive Therapy
• Interventions: Device: Smartphone App Dosecast

• Registration Number: NCT01947842
• Lead Sponsor: Belmont University

Brief Summary

This research study is to see if smartphone applications help college women remember to take birth control better than pharmacist consultation alone. Patients will participate in this study for 6 (six) months. The study will have two groups. Patients will be randomly assigned to one group or the other. The control group will be counseled by the pharmacist on the importance of taking birth control as prescribed. The study group will get the same counseling, but will also be set up to receive reminders to take medication on a smartphone application called Dosecast.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-09-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-09-20
• Study First Posted: 2013-09-23
• Study Start: 2014-01
• Primary Completion: 2014-12
• Study Completion: 2014-12
• Status Verified: 2023-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-02-13
• Last Update Posted: 2023-02-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• female gender
• 18-29 years of age
• current prescription for an OCP
• currently enrolled as a student at the institution associated with the pharmacy
• possession of a compatible smartphone.

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant patients
• Patients who become pregnant during the study will discontinue, but their data up until time of discontinuation will be used
• Patients using other forms of contraception (patch, injection, IUD, intra-vaginal ring, implant).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Smartphone App	Smartphone App Dosecast	The pharmacist will download and configure the Dosecast smartphone application to remind the patient to take their medication in addition to pharmacist counseling on the importance of adherence.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Doses Missed	6 months	Number of doses of oral contraceptive missed over a six-month period.

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

University of Mississippi; 🇺🇸 Oxford, Mississippi, United States

Belmont University; 🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Auburn University; 🇺🇸 Auburn, Alabama, United States