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The Impact of Social Proximity on Conversion to Generic Prescription Medications

NCT01251419 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10000

Last updated 2012-05-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this project is to understand the effects of receiving peer information on individuals' conversion rates from brand name prescription medication to generic prescription medication.

Conditions

  • Conversion From Brand Name to Generic Medication

Interventions

OTHER

Social Proximity and Conversion to Generic Medications

At companies where employees are predominantly union members, we will compare the efficacy of a peer information intervention using a testimonial from a union identified employee to an intervention using a testimonial with no union identification, as well as to a no-testimonial intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David Laibson, Ph.D · National Bureau of Economic Research

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-05-31
Completion
2012-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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