The Medication Experience Study

Sponsor

Wake Forest University (Other)

Overall Status

Active, not recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT01702883

Collaborator

(none)

186

Enrollment

Location

Arms

116

Duration (Months)

1.6

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether participation in an Internet-based intervention helps improve medication use.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Hypertension Elevated Cholesterol Diabetes Depression	Other: Internet Survey	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

186 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Factorial Assignment

Masking:

Double (Participant, Investigator)

Primary Purpose:

Other

Official Title:

Using an Internet Survey to Improve Patient Adherence in Chronic Disease

Study Start Date :

Oct 1, 2012

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Jul 31, 2015

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Jun 1, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
No Intervention: Control Randomization occurs after enrollment survey has been completed. This group will not receive the internet intervention for the twelve months. They will be asked to complete the final survey.
Experimental: Intervention Group A Randomization occurs after enrollment survey has been completed. Upon secondary randomization at week eight, this group will continue to receive weekly internet surveys for the entire twelve months. They will be asked to complete the final survey.	Other: Internet Survey prompt to complete internet survey Other Names: internet surveys
Experimental: Intervention Group B Randomization occurs after enrollment survey has been completed. This group will complete weekly internet surveys for eight weeks. Upon secondary randomization at week eight, this group will begin to receive monthly internet surveys. They will be asked to complete the final survey.	Other: Internet Survey prompt to complete internet survey Other Names: internet surveys
Experimental: Intervention Group C Randomization occurs after enrollment survey has been completed. This group will complete weekly internet surveys for eight weeks. Upon secondary randomization at week eight, the group will not receive any more internet surveys. They will be asked to complete the final survey.	Other: Internet Survey prompt to complete internet survey Other Names: internet surveys

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

The primary measure will be adherence as measured by pharmacy refills in each group. [12 months]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

Any male or female 18 years or older, filling prescriptions for oral medications for hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, or depression at the Downtown Health Plaza, Piedmont Plaza, or Cancer Center Pharmacies.

Exclusion Criteria:

Inability to complete Internet surveys due to inadequate Internet access, not understanding a survey written in English, or lack of computer skills.
Patient does not intend to continue using the same WFBMC-affiliated pharmacy for the next 12 months.