A BCT Intervention for Medication Adherence Among Individuals on Statins

Summary

The purpose of this project is to identify the minimum effective dose (MED) of a multi-component behavioral change intervention required to increase levels of medication adherence among participants on primary prevention statin therapy who are at elevated risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The intervention will be comprised of 5 BCTs which have previously shown to be effective on increasing health behaviors: Goal Setting, Action Planning, Self-Monitoring, Feedback, and Prompts/Cues. Participants will complete a 2-week run-in period where medication adherence levels will be measured using a smart pill bottle and physical activity (PA) will be measured using Fitbit wearable devices. Then 42 participants will be randomized into 14 cohorts of 3 participants each for the intervention period. During the intervention period, participants will receive a multi-BCT intervention, the length of which varies between 1 and 10 weeks depending on the assigned dose. Assignment to doses will utilize a modified version of the Time-to-Event Continual Reassessment Method (TiTE-CRM) methodology to adjust the dose for each cohort based on the results from the previous cohort. After the intervention, there will be a 2-week follow-up period. The MED will be defined as the smallest BCT dose (defined by weeks of intervention) associated with 80% of participants having a 20% medication adherence increase between the run-in and the follow-up periods.

Conditions

• Medication Adherence

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

5 Behavioral Change Techniques

1. Goal setting: set or agree on a goal defined in terms of behavior to be achieved. Example: Set the goal to take your medication as prescribed tomorrow. 2. Action planning: prompt detailed planning of performance of behavior (must include a setting, frequency, duration, and intensity). Example: Develop a plan for taking your medication. 3. Self-Monitoring of behavior: establish a method for person to monitor and record their behavior. Example: Did you take your statin medication today? 4. Feedback on behavior: Monitor and provide informative or evaluative feedback on performance of the behavior (e.g. form, frequency, duration, intensity). Example: You did not take your statin medication as prescribed yesterday. 5. Prompts/Cues: introduce or define environmental or social stimulus with the purpose of prompting or cueing the behavior. The prompt or cue would normally occur at the time or place of performance. Example: Please remember to take your medication soon.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute on Aging (NIA)

  collaborator NIH

• Northwell Health

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Karina Davidson, PhD, MASc · Northwell Health

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-07-21

Primary Completion

2024-10-07

Completion

2024-10-07

Countries

• United States

Study Locations