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Over-the-Counter Medication Usage

NCT00439348 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 246

Last updated 2009-11-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

There are several benefits of over-the-counter medications, yet there is little research evaluating how to increase patient compliance when a health care provider suggests an over-the-counter (OTC) medication. We are evaluating two types of physician directions to see which increases patient compliance with OTC medications.

Conditions

  • Drugs, Non-Prescription
  • Medication Systems

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Verbal advice

Patients receive verbal advice regarding specific over-the-counter medications.

BEHAVIORAL

Prescription

Patients receive a prescription for a specific over-the-counter medication.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • AdventHealth

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • D. A Hill, MD · Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Florida Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-02-28
Primary Completion
2008-11-30
Completion
2009-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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