Testing a Medication Risk Communication and Surveillance Strategy: The EMC2 Trial

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Conditions studied: High-risk Medications

In brief

This study evaluates the effectiveness of an electronic health record based educational intervention (the EMC2 strategy) to improve patient understanding and use of higher-risk medications. Half of the participants will receive the intervention, while the other half will receive the usual amount of information (usual care).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02785458

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

1005

Starts

2017-06-08

Expected to finish

2019-09-20

Last updated by the study team

2021-01-27

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 21 and older
• English or spanish speaking
• Primarily responsible for administering own medications
• New prescription of one of 66 study medications on day of recruitment
• Has a personal mobile or land line phone

You may not qualify if…

• Severe, uncorrectable vision
• Hearing or cognitive impairments

Where it is running

• Near North Health Services Corporation — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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