Feasibility of Ripple Health Smart Pill Caps in Clinical Settings
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Chronic Disease, Asthma
In brief
The purpose of this research is to determine whether Ripple Health Smart Medicine Bottle Caps can allow for better interface medication administration than traditional pill bottles. A secondary goal of the study is to determine whether the smart medication caps can allow the physician to intervene in the patient's health regimen when necessary. This occurs when the patient does not take medication for reasons such as the painful side effects of the medication, or the high cost of the medication itself. By intervening, a physician can therefore help increase patient adherence, and improve transparency between the patient and the physician The bottle cap is in essence a pill bottle that contains circuitry in the cap of the bottle, which sends data to a physician over a wifi network. Once the patient opens the pill bottle, sensors inside the bottle cap will trigger, and send data to the web server indicating that the patient has taken the medication(we are assuming that the patient takes the medication if he/she opens the pill bottle). The server will then add this data into a database that is available to the physician to view. In this study, the proposed use of this pill bottle is as a simple medication container that gets opened when the patient needs to take his/her medication.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05192928
- Run by
- Manan Shukla
- People needed
- 16
- Starts
- 2020-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2020-08-15
- Last updated by the study team
- 2022-01-14
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- All patients in the clinic above the age of 18 with the ability to consent and have a prescribed medication from the clinic will be asked to participate in the study. All patients also must be proficient in English.
- Patients who are minors are required do have at least 1 capable guardian/parent who will be administering the medication and using the pill bottle.
- This will be determined by the physician, as he has seen such a patient in the past. The physician will determine whether the patient has a physical or mental condition and thus will be excluded from the study.
- The parent of the minor must also be mentally and physically capable of opening the pill bottle.
- Patients are also required to have wifi-connectivity in order to consent.
You may not qualify if…
- All subjects in the study must be above the age of 18- whether they are the patients themselves, or the parents of the patients. All age related criteria about the patient can be determined from an EHR service that is already being used in the clinic
- Patients who cannot use the bottle due to a physical(cannot open the bottle) or mental condition will not be allowed to participate in the study. This will be determined by the physician, as he has seen such a patient in the past. The physician will determine whether the patient has a physical or mental condition and thus will be excluded from the study.
- Patients above 18 who are unable to consent will be excluded from the study. The ability to consent will be determined through the physician, who will decide whether the patient is able to consent to the study. The physician, who has worked with the patient significantly in the past, will be able to determine whether the patient is able to consent to the study.
- Minors whose guardian/parent is unable to consent will be excluded from the study. This will be determined by the physician, as he has seen such a patient in the past. The physician will determine whether the patient has a physical or mental condition and thus will be excluded from the study. The parents of the minors must also be able to physically open the pill bottle.
- Minors who are mentally and physically incapable will be excluded from the study. This will be determined by the physician, as he has seen such a patient in the past. The physician will determine whether the patient has a physical or mental condition and thus will be excluded from the study.
- Patients without wifi connectivity will be excluded from the study. We can determine patients who have wifi-connectivity by asking the patient if he/she has connectivity in his/her residence. Patients who have limited English proficiency will be excluded from the study. This can be determined through conversation with the patient. If the patient shows signs of a limited English proficiency, the patient will be excluded from the study.
Where it is running
- Allergy Asthma Sleep Center — Astoria, New York, United States
- Allergy Asthma Sleep Center — Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Allergy Asthma Sleep Center — New York, New York, United States
- Allergy Asthma Sleep Center — Staten Island, New York, United States
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