NCT01934608

Brief Summary

To determine the effect of synchronizing a patient's prescription refill schedule on medication adherence. The targeted population is Humana members who are currently taking 2 or more Stars medications (hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes) and are current customers of RightSource. Participants will be randomized to one of two groups. Group one will be usual care and group two will be the Rx synchronization group.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
691

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable hypertension

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2013

Typical duration for not_applicable hypertension

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.

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 29, 2013

Completed
3 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2013

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 4, 2013

Completed
2.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 1, 2015

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 1, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

December 22, 2015

Status Verified

December 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

2.2 years

First QC Date

August 29, 2013

Last Update Submit

December 21, 2015

Conditions

HypertensionHypercholesterolemiaDiabetesMedication Adherence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Medication adherence to each of the chronic medications as measured by the proportion of days covered (PDC) measure

    6 months and 12 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Secondary outcomes will be continuous gaps (e.g. 15, 30, or 60 days) in medication use.

    6 and 12 months

Study Arms (2)

Refill synch

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this group will have their medication refill schedule synchronized.

Behavioral: Refill synch

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in this arm will receive usual care

Interventions

Refill synchBEHAVIORAL
Refill synch

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Humana members who are currently taking 2 or more Stars medications (hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes) and are current customers of RightSource.

You may not qualify if:

  • under 18 years of age

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Humana, Inc

Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

HypertensionHypercholesterolemiaDiabetes MellitusMedication Adherence

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vascular DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesHyperlipidemiasDyslipidemiasLipid Metabolism DisordersMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesGlucose Metabolism DisordersEndocrine System DiseasesPatient CompliancePatient Acceptance of Health CareTreatment Adherence and ComplianceHealth BehaviorBehavior

Study Officials

  • Jalpa Doshi, PhD

    University of Pennsylvania

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 29, 2013

First Posted

September 4, 2013

Study Start

September 1, 2013

Primary Completion

November 1, 2015

Study Completion

November 1, 2015

Last Updated

December 22, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-12

Locations

US(1)