Study of an Intervention to Improve Use of Life-saving Medications for Heart Disease
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Disease
In brief
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a program to help patients with heart disease stay on their heart medications.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00323258
- Run by
- Duke University
- People needed
- 143
- Starts
- 2006-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2011-03-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-01-18
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 18 years of age or older
- Utilize a pharmacy in Durham, Robeson, Person, Granville, or Vance County, NC
- Have coronary artery disease (CAD) documented in the medical record by one of the following:
- A diagnosis of unstable angina or acute myocardial infarction (ST segment elevation or non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction)
- A cardiac catheterization demonstrating CAD greater than or equal to 50 narrowing of artery)
- Prior angioplasty
- Prior coronary artery stent
- Prior coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG)
- Plan to have their prescription medications filled and refilled by one of the participating pharmacies
- Prescribed aspirin or another antiplatelet, a beta-blocker and statin agent (referred to as triple therapy for this study) at discharge. If a patient has a true contraindication to any of the three medication groups in triple therapy, they will still be eligible for the study
You may not qualify if…
- Providers predict an anticipated hospital stay of less than 48 hours
- Patient plans to use a pharmacy outside of Durham, Robeson, Person, Granville, or Vance County, NC
- Patient is unable to give consent (cognitively impaired, does not speak English, or has altered mental status)
- Patient transferred to Cardiothoracic Surgery service for CABG
- Patient has terminal condition and may not survive until 6-month follow-up
- Patient lives in a correctional or long-term care facility
- Patient will be unable to participate in follow-up phone call (hearing impaired without caregiver who can help or does not have a phone)
- Patient is a known participant in the Duke Heart Failure Program
- Patient does not agree to use only the one Durham, Robeson, Person, Granville, or Vance County pharmacy throughout the study period
Where it is running
- Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States
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