Federal Study of Adherence to Medications in the Elderly (FAME)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Medication Adherence, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of a comprehensive pharmacy care program on medication adherence and persistence, blood pressure, and LDL cholesterol.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00393419

Run by

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

People needed

200

Starts

2004-06-01

Expected to finish

2006-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2006-10-27

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 65 years or older taking 4 or more chronic medications independently living

You may not qualify if…

• assisted living or nursing home residents presence of any serious medical condition for which 1-year survival was expected to be unlikely

Where it is running

• Walter Reed Army Medical Center — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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