Family Practice Resident Research Project: Do Electronic Reminders Increase Adherence of Moisturizer Utilization in Paediatric Atopic Dermatitis?
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Adherence
研究概览
简要总结
Forgetting is usually listed as the most important cause of low adherence among patients. Most studies to date have looked at the adherence of adults or adolescent population. No studies have been done looking specifically at adherence to topical treatment by parents/caregivers of young children. Our project will try to replicate the same results among the parents/caregivers responsible for children ten years and under. The population in this study will be the parents/caregivers of children 10 and under with atopic dermatitis and the intervention will be the effect of electronic reminders in adherence rates for the use of a moisturizer which is recognized as part of the standard of care in the treatment of atopic dermatitis.
详细描述
Non Adherence to treatment is a common concern among physicians because it is associated with negative impact on patients' health. Among the different factors that can explain why treatment adherence is so low, forgetfulness is the most common.
Several interventions have been put into practice. Some of them have been proven to be successful, others not. An effective intervention not only has to be successful but also practical.
Technology is an integral part of our everyday lives. In Canada, most adults have access to smartphones, which opens the door to a world of new innovations. Among these are useful applications designed to improve different aspects of every day life.
Electronic reminders are applications designed to send messages, which could improve the adherence to treatment. So far, there are several studies that have proven this benefit in older children and adult population. At this moment, there are no studies involving younger children. Therefore, in this study, the null hypothesis is that electronic reminders will improve the adherence to twice daily application of moisturizers among parents/caregivers of children 10 and under with atopic dermatitis.
The study population will be parents/caregivers of children age 10 and under with atopic dermatitis recruited from Dr. Bergman's paediatric dermatology clinic.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Investigator)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- — 至 10 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Parents/caregivers of children age 10 and under with atopic dermatitis from Dr. Bergman's dermatology clinic.
- •The parents/caregivers must have a smartphone and not already be using an electronic reminder system.
- •At least one of the parents/caregivers must have an adequate level of English proficiency in order to follow the instructions required by this project mostly because the electronic reminders are available in English only.
排除标准
- •All parents/caregivers of children over the age of 10 with atopic dermatitis.
- •Patients receiving systemic immunosuppressive therapy.
- •Patients who have a documented sensitivity to CeraVe.
- •Parents/caregivers unable to follow instructions in English,
- •Parents/caregivers without smartphones.
- •Parents/caregivers already using electronic reminders.
结局指标
主要结局
Adherence
时间窗: Effects of electronic reminders on the adherence of 20 parents/caregivers at the end of 28 days study
The results on adherence of the 20 parents/caregivers in the experimental arm(using electronic reminders) will be contrasted with another 20 parents/caregivers in the control arm.
次要结局
- EASI score changes(The EASI score of the patients' eczema will be measured at the beginning and end of the 28 days study)
- Moisturizer(The use of moisturizer among both groups could be used as an indirect measure of adherence to treatment)