A Brief Intervention to Improve Medication Knowledge and Adherence Among Family Medicine Patients in South Texas

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension

In brief

This study examines a brief physician counseling intervention to improved medication knowledge and compliance in family medicine patients who have diabetes, hypertension or high cholesterol.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00846300

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

People needed

150

Starts

2001-08-01

Expected to finish

2003-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-10-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Sometimes has trouble taking medicines as they're prescribed
• Has diabetes type 2, or hypertension, or high cholesterol for which they take prescription medicines
• Is a patient of 18 doctors conducting the intervention

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects under age 18

Where it is running

• Christus Memorial Hospital — Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
• Valley Baptist Family Medicine Residency Program — Harlingen, Texas, United States
• Laredo Medical Group — Laredo, Texas, United States
• McAllen Family Medicine Residency Program — McAllen, Texas, United States
• Family Medicine Residency Program, Christus Santa Rosa Hospital — San Antonio, Texas, United States
• Dept Family & Community Medicine, UTHSCSA — San Antonio, Texas, United States

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