Promoting Adherence to Improve Effectiveness of Cardiovascular Disease Therapies
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular Disease
In brief
The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to determine whether two low-intensity, technology based interventions, when compared to each other and to usual care, improve adherence to selected medications that are used to treat people with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01251757
- Run by
- Kaiser Permanente
- People needed
- 21752
- Starts
- 2011-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-03-13
Who can join
Age: 40 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Aged 40 years or older as of time of randomization.
- Flagged in KP's databases as having either diabetes or atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease(defined as coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, or a history of atherosclerotic stroke) at the time of randomization
- At least one dispensing of an ACEI, ARB, or statin from a Kaiser Permanente (KP) outpatient pharmacy during the baseline year.
- Suboptimal adherence ((MPR<0.9) to either statins or ACEI/ARBs during the baseline year
- Continuous membership in KP for the 12 months prior to randomization.
- Qualified for an intervention call at the time of randomization.
You may not qualify if…
- Evidence in the electronic medical record (EMR) of allergy or intolerance to statins or ACE inhibitors/ARBs
- medical conditions that would contraindicate use of statins or ACEI/ARBs
- Absence of either a phone number or mailing address in the EMR
- for Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, clinics whose patients tend to fill prescriptions primarily at non-KP pharmacies
- on Kaiser Permanente's "do not contact" list or in other research studies that could add undue burden
Where it is running
- Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Southeast — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest — Portland, Oregon, United States
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