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NCT Number: NCT01742923

Tailored Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence in Patients With Hypertension

Patients with hypertension have an increased risk of stroke and myocardial infarction. However, poor adherence to treatment with antihypertensives and lipid-lowering agents occurs frequently within this patient group. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a complex tailored intervention in a hospital setting will lead to increased medication adherence and fewer cardiovascular events when compared to a usual care group. Interventions focus on motivational interviewing, medication review and telephone follow up.

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Key information

Conditions

Hypertension Behavior Cardiovascular Diseases Health Behavior Medication Adherence Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patient Compliance Treatment Adherence and Compliance Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Odense University Hospital

Odense C, 5000, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Age: 18 years or older

  • Patients receiving ambulatory treatment for hypertension in a hospital setting
  • The patient or a carer usually dispenses the patient's medications
  • Patient lives in the Southern Region of Denmark
  • Written consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Lives in a care home or institution
  • Receive dose dispensed medicine from a pharmacy
  • Medicine is dispensed by a nurse in the patient's home
  • Correctional mental health patients

Treatment and study plan

Complex tailored intervention

Behavioral

Usual Care

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Percent of patients that are at least 80% adherent (Medication possession rate > 0.8) to antihypertensives and statins

    Time frame: One year from inclusion

Secondary outcomes

  1. Non-persistence with antihypertensives and statins measured by percent of patients that are not supplied with medications for more than three continuous months

    Time frame: One year from inclusion

  2. Reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure

    Time frame: One year from inclusion

  3. Composite endpoint (stroke, myocardial infarction or cardiovascular death)

    Time frame: One year from inclusion

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Odense University Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • University of Southern Denmark

Registry information

Official study title

Pharmacist Intervention Programme in Secondary Care to Improve Medication Adherence in Patients With Hypertension

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Dec 6, 2012
Registry last updated
Nov 18, 2015

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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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