NCT01512238

Brief Summary

The purpose is to study if different factors influence medicine adherence in elderly people. In this study number of generic substitution and use of non-prescription drugs, herbal medicine and dietary supplement is in focus.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
630

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2010

Typical duration for all trials

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

February 1, 2010

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2011

Completed
1 year until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 4, 2012

Completed
15 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 19, 2012

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 1, 2013

Completed
Last Updated

October 1, 2014

Status Verified

December 1, 2013

Enrollment Period

11 months

First QC Date

January 4, 2012

Last Update Submit

September 30, 2014

Conditions

Medication Adherence

Keywords

Medicine adherenceDrug substitutionHerb-drug interactionHerbal medicineDietary supplementsOver-the-counter productsOn-line prescription recordsPersonal electronic medicine profileIntentional non-adherenceUnintentional non-adherence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Medicine adherence

    One year

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Number of generic substitution

    One year

  • Use of non-prescription drugs, herbal medicine and dietary supplements and frequency of interaction between 'prescription drugs' and 'non-prescription drugs, herbal medicine and dietary supplements'

    Actually day

  • Intentional and unintentional non-adherence association with generic substitution and use of non-prescription drugs, herbal medicine and dietary supplements

    One year

Study Arms (2)

Pharmaceutical care

Other: Pharmaceutical care

Control

Interventions

Pharmaceutical careOTHER

Information about medicine, sideeffect, adherence

Also known as: Pharmaceutical Services
Pharmaceutical care

Eligibility Criteria

Age65 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsOlder Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodProbability Sample
Study Population

Persons aged 65 years or older, living in their own homes without assistance to medicine administration in the Municipality of Aarhus, Denmark and who were in long-term treatment with \> 4 prescription drugs at the beginning of the project

You may qualify if:

  • Aged 65 years or older
  • Living in their own homes
  • Without assistance to medicine administration
  • Living in the Municipality of Aarhus, Denmark
  • Long-term treatment with \> 4 prescription drugs

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Medication Adherence

Interventions

Pharmaceutical Services

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Patient CompliancePatient Acceptance of Health CareTreatment Adherence and ComplianceHealth BehaviorBehavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health ServicesHealth Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Officials

  • Else Marie S Damsgaard, Professor

    Aarhus University Hospital

    STUDY CHAIR

  • Ishay Barat, Ph.D.

    Horsens Hospital

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Time Perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 4, 2012

First Posted

January 19, 2012

Study Start

February 1, 2010

Primary Completion

January 1, 2011

Study Completion

November 1, 2013

Last Updated

October 1, 2014

Record last verified: 2013-12