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NCT Number: NCT01291966

Efficacy of a Intervention to Reduce Medication Errors and Improve Adherence

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that an intervention based on the motivational interview directed to patients with polypharmacy to improve the Therapeutic Adherence and to reduce the errors of Medication in major measure that the habitual intervention.

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Key information

Conditions

Medication Adherence Behavior Health Behavior Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patient Compliance Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria

Córdoba, 14011, Spain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with polypharmacy (5 or more medicines)
  • That detects to them a problem of Therapeutic Adherence
  • That agree to take part in the study

Exclusion criteria

  • Immobilized patients or with an index of Barthel lower than 60 points
  • Incapable to fulfill ABVD
  • Patients with cognitive deterioration
  • Patients with diagnosis of ictus in the last 6 months
  • That has been admitted to hospital 2 or more times in the last year Institutionalized patients

Treatment and study plan

Motivational interview

Behavioral

Other names: Counseling, Patient-centered method

Primary outcomes

  1. medication errors in the patients

    Time frame: Baseline, 1, 3 and 6 months

    Medication errors before and after the intervention in each group

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of adherence

    Time frame: Baseline and 6 months

    To measure adherence to treatment will use a combination of direct methods (counting of medication) and indirect tests are passed or self-reported compliance test Haynes-Sackett and Morisky-Green test

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia de Cordoba

Other Gov

Collaborators

  • Sociedad Andaluza de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria
  • Sociedad Española de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria

Registry information

Official study title

Efficacy of a Intervention to Reduce Medication Errors and Therapeutic Failure in Patients Over 65 Years Polypharmacy

Acronym: ATEM-AP

Important dates

Study start
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Feb 9, 2011
Registry last updated
Feb 9, 2011

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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