NCT01388465

Brief Summary

The investigators are testing the hypothesis that patients who are exposed to daily text-message (TM) assessments with feedback will have better adherence to prescription than those patients not exposed to TM-based queries with feedback.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
200

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2011

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2011

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 1, 2011

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 6, 2011

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2011

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

May 21, 2012

Status Verified

May 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

6 months

First QC Date

July 1, 2011

Last Update Submit

May 18, 2012

Conditions

Medication Adherence

Keywords

AdherenceIntervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Successfully picked up prescription within 24 hours of ED discharge

    We will compare the proporiton of participants in each group who have picked up their prescription within 24 hours of discharge

    24 hours post ED discharge

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Complete adherence to oral antibiotics

    3-14 days

Study Arms (2)

Mobile phone text message Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Daily assessments with feedback about (1) filling prescription and (2) number of doses taken

Behavioral: Mobile phone text messaging

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No TM queries or feedback

Interventions

Mobile phone text messagingBEHAVIORAL

Daily assessment followed by feedback

Mobile phone text message Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Ages 18 and older
  • Planned discharge form the ED on oral antibiotics

You may not qualify if:

  • non-English speaking
  • Prisoner
  • No personal mobile phone with text message features

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

UPMC Mercy Emergency Department

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Medication Adherence

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Patient CompliancePatient Acceptance of Health CareTreatment Adherence and ComplianceHealth BehaviorBehavior

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 1, 2011

First Posted

July 6, 2011

Study Start

June 1, 2011

Primary Completion

December 1, 2011

Study Completion

December 1, 2011

Last Updated

May 21, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-05

Locations

US(1)