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Short Message Service (SMS) Impact on Patient Compliance Receiving Long Term Lipid Lowering Therapy With Statins

NCT00829348 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2009-12-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of the study is to determine whether short text massages could be used successfully as a compliance aid and improve clinical outcomes in long term lipid lowering therapy.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

No intervention

60 patients post ACS receiving the study medication + doctor/pharmacist explanation at discharge - control group

BEHAVIORAL

Short Message Service (SMS)

60 patients post ACS receiving the study medication + doctor/pharmacist explanation at discharge + daily SMS reminder service (8 PM) - study group

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Avraham Shotan, MD · Hillel Yaffe medical center, Hadera, Israel

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-08-31
Primary Completion
2009-07-31
Completion
2009-07-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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