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MD.2 Medication Dispenser Medication Adherence Study

NCT00560001 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 600

Last updated 2009-10-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this study is to quantify the benefits of using the MD.2 on health outcomes.

Conditions

  • Frail Elderly
  • Medication Errors

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

MD.2 Medication Dispenser

For those subjects receiving an MD.2 Medication Dispenser, the machine organizes medications and provides verbal and auditory explicit reminders for individuals to take their medications. At the scheduled time, the patient gets a series of reminders. The patient is then expected to push a single button to dispense a pre-filled medication cup. An automatic record is kept of the subject's medication adherence. Interviewer-administered surveys of the Geriatric Depression Scale, SF-12 Health Status Inventory, self-reported medication compliance and recent hospitalizations and emergency room visits will be given. Caregivers will complete the Caregiver Burden Interview.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Iowa

    collaborator OTHER

  • Department of Health and Human Services

    collaborator FED

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Interactive Medical Developments

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Karen Farris, Ph.D. · University of Iowa

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-01-31
Completion
2008-05-31

Countries

  • United States

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Read the full study record

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