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The Influence of a Medication Adherence Smartphone Application on Medication Adherence in Chronic Illness

NCT05098743 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 65

Last updated 2024-08-19

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Summary

Medication adherence is a critical aspect of achieving optimal health outcomes. Thirty to 50% of patients adhere to long-term medication treatment of chronic diseases. Non adherence has been shown to result in worsening disease, increased healthcare expenditures, complications and even death. Medically underserved communities have higher rates of medication nonadherence and a higher prevalence of chronic conditions and often receive care at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) which are reporting caring for increasingly complex chronic conditions. Smartphone mobile phone ownership has increased to 76% in low income Americans, but this population has been underrepresented in mobile health intervention studies. This two-group, cluster randomized by site, randomized controlled trial will investigate the effect of a medication adherence smartphone mobile application (app) which provides reminders on patient medication adherence, on medication self-efficacy, medication knowledge and medication social support. Independently, each of these concepts have been shown to support medication adherence. However in the context of delivery by a medication adherence app in a variety of chronic illnesses in a medically underserved population, little is known. It will also explore if those who accessed educational materials within the app report greater medication knowledge than those who do not and if participants who choose to use the additional Medfriend feature report greater medication social support than those who do not. The study will also explore patients' perceptions on the usefulness and satisfaction with the app features.

Conditions

  • Medication Adherence
  • Self Efficacy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Medisafe smartphone mobile application

The medication adherence smartphone mobile application (app) will provide reminders to take individual patient medications and offers medication information and a social support feature.

BEHAVIORAL

Printed medication list

Patients will receive a printed out medication list from their electronic medical record.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vanderbilt University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Deonni P Stolldorf, PhD, RN · Vanderbilt University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-11-19
Primary Completion
2022-09-01
Completion
2022-09-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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