Pilot Program to Improve Statin Adherence and Lower Cholesterol in Older Adults

Completed · Phase 1/Phase 2

Conditions studied: Hypercholesterolemia, Medication Adherence

In brief

The purpose of this study is to pilot test a behavioral medication adherence (MA) intervention compared to control condition in older adults with low adherence to medication for hypercholesterolemia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01227330

Run by

University of Missouri-Columbia

People needed

43

Starts

2010-10-01

Expected to finish

2014-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-10-24

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 60 or older at the time of study entry,
• Take a once-daily prescription statin medication for ≥ 6 months with no changes to statin prescription for at least 30 days prior to study entry,
• A score of ≤ 9 on the Short Blessed Test,
• Participants must self-administer his or her own medications without prompts from any other person or device.
• Baseline medication adherence rate of ≤ 90%.
• Participants agree to complete all study contacts and measurements, including the use of a special medication bottle with a Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS) cap for the duration of the study.
• Able to open and close MEMS caps.

You may not qualify if…

• Participant's medications are managed by someone other than the participant
• Participant is unable or unwilling to use MEMS caps.

Where it is running

• University of Missouri — Columbia, Missouri, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.