Preserving ACTs - Text Reminders to Increase Adherence to ACT Treatment
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 1,140
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Self-reported Adherence to Artemisinin-combination Therapy (ACT) Treatment
研究概览
简要总结
A randomized controlled trial was conducted to assess the effectiveness of text reminders sent to ACT users through an automated text messaging system short-message-system.
Study hypothesis: text message reminders increase adherence
详细描述
A randomized controlled trial was conducted to assess the effectiveness of text reminders sent to ACT users through an automated text messaging system short-message-system. Patients were enrolled at clinics and pharmacies upon receipt of ACTs and enrolled in the automated system for 3 days.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •subjects acquiring ACTs in Tamale, Ghana
排除标准
- •subjects acquiring ACTs for non household members
- •subjects under the age of 18
- •subjects without access to cell phones
- •subjects living more than 30 minutes from pickup location
结局指标
主要结局
Self-reported Adherence to Artemisinin-combination Therapy (ACT) Treatment
时间窗: 70 hours
Percentage of participants completing full ACT treatment regimen 70 hours after treatment initiation. Subjects were visited at home, and asked to report when each of the prescribed six doses were taken. Adherence was defined as the (self-reported) completion of all six doses.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Günther Fink
Assistant Professor of International Health Economics
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)