Study of Reminding to Improve Medication Adherence in Heart Failure

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Conditions studied: Heart Failure

In brief

This study is being done to look at how people manage their heart failure. The investigators are testing two medication reminder systems and the investigators want to know which one people like better. The investigators also want to see if they have any effect on ease of managing medication in individuals with heart failure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01463267

Run by

Kent State University

People needed

60

Starts

2010-11-01

Expected to finish

2012-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-11-27

Who can join

Age: 45 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 45-90 years of age
• documented systolic or diastolic heart failure

You may not qualify if…

• History of neurological disorder
• moderate or severe head injury with greater than 10 min loss of consciousness
• Past or current history of severe psychiatric illness. Specifically, psychotic disorders (e.g. schizophrenia) and bipolar disorder. Potential study participants will not be excluded on the basis of managed depressive or anxiety disorder. These conditions are common in HF patients and their exclusion may limit generalizability of findings.
• 5 year past or current history of alcohol or drug abuse (defined by DSM-IV criteria)
• History of learning disorder or developmental disability (defined by DSM-IV criteria)
• Renal failure requiring dialysis
• Current home telemonitoring program to assist with HF self-management
• They do not have a land-line telephone
• Cardiac surgery < 3 months

Where it is running

• Akron City Hospital — Akron, Ohio, United States

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