A Pilot Study to Evaluate a Telepharmacy Intervention to Improve Inhaler Adherence in Veterans With COPD
Completed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
In brief
Hypothesis: Can a counseling intervention, delivered by a pharmacist, increase inhaler adherence in veterans with COPD who have demonstrated poor inhaler adherence through pharmacy refill records? Veterans who receive who receive daily maintenance inhalers from the William S Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital Pharmacy and who have a medication possession ratio less than 80% over the previous six months will be invited to participate in the study. This study will randomize 100 participants to a usual care arm or a pharmacist counseling intervention. Final data collection will be six months after randomization to determine if both self-reported and refill record adherence has changed.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01270594
- Run by
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- People needed
- 97
- Starts
- 2011-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2012-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-05-28
Who can join
Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Male and female veterans established with the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital and associated Community Based Outpatient Clinics
- Fill their inhaled COPD medications with the VHA
- A diagnosis of COPD and an active prescription for a twice daily long-acting beta-agonist and/or long-acting anticholinergic with or without a prescription for inhaled corticosteroids for at least 4 months.
- Non-adherence to at least one COPD medication, a medication possession ratio of less than 80% or over 120% via the pharmacy refill records.
You may not qualify if…
- Patients with a diagnosis or electronic medical record note regarding significant hearing impairment.
- Patients with a diagnosis regarding cognitive deficit and activated power of attorney.
- Patients who use daily nebulization instead of inhalers for maintenance medication.
Where it is running
- UW-Madison School of Pharmacy — Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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