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NCT Number: NCT01388465

Text-message Support to Improve Oral Antibiotic Adherence After ED Discharge

The investigators are testing the hypothesis that patients who are exposed to daily text-message (TM) assessments with feedback will have better adherence to prescription than those patients not exposed to TM-based queries with feedback.

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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

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

UPMC Mercy Emergency Department

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

About this study

Short course, oral antibiotics are frequently prescribed to patients treated/discharged from the Emergency Department. Medication adherence involves the patient taking the proper daily dosing of prescribed medication for the entire length of time it is prescribed. Previous studies have shown that prescription non-filling rates range from 5 to 20%. Other studies have shown that even if patients fill their prescription, as low as 30-40% will properly take the medication. The purpose of this study is to determine if the proportion of patients discharged from the Emergency Department that are adherent with antibiotics is higher in patients that are provided TM support using self-report.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Ages 18 and older
  • Planned discharge form the ED on oral antibiotics

Exclusion criteria

  • non-English speaking
  • Prisoner
  • No personal mobile phone with text message features

Treatment and study plan

Mobile phone text messaging

Behavioral

Daily assessment followed by feedback

Primary outcomes

  1. Successfully picked up prescription within 24 hours of ED discharge

    Time frame: 24 hours post ED discharge

    We will compare the proporiton of participants in each group who have picked up their prescription within 24 hours of discharge

Secondary outcomes

  1. Complete adherence to oral antibiotics

    Time frame: 3-14 days

    We will compare the proporiton of participants in either group who have achieved complete adherence to dosing and days of treatment

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Pittsburgh

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Feasibility of Using Text-Message Support to Improve Antibiotic Adherence After ED Discharge

Acronym: ImpACT

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Jul 6, 2011
Registry last updated
May 21, 2012

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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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