Back to resultsEffect of Reminders on Adherence
Primary Purpose
Diabetes, Hypertension
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Prediction mailing
Commitment mailing
Reminder
Anonymity
Identification
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Diabetes
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- customers of the investigators' insurance company partner
Exclusion Criteria:
- none
Sites / Locations
- University of Pennsylvania
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm 5
Arm 6
Arm Type
No Intervention
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Arm Label
Usual care control
Reminder control
Anonymous prediction
Anonymous commitment
Identified prediction
Identified commitment
Arm Description
No intervention, just usual care from the insurance company
Send a reminder to subjects every month
Ask subjects to anonymously predict their upcoming medication adherence
Ask subjects to anonymously commit to their upcoming medication adherence
Ask subjects to predict their upcoming medication adherence and report it
Ask subjects to commit to their upcoming medication adherence and report it
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Medication refills
frequency of refilling medication
Secondary Outcome Measures
Hemoglobin A1C
LDL cholesterol
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT02411006
First Posted
April 3, 2015
Last Updated
September 26, 2016
Sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT02411006
Brief Title
Effect of Reminders on Adherence
Official Title
Prediction and Pre-commitment Mailings for Medication Adherence
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
September 2016
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
November 2014 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
June 2015 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
June 2015 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
4. Oversight
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
The investigators seek to increase medication adherence of subjects. The investigators will send mailings to customers of an insurance company, asking them to predict or commit to a certain level of behavior. The investigators will measure whether this increases medication adherence.
Detailed Description
The investigators seek to increase medication adherence of subjects. The investigators will send mailings to customers of an insurance company, asking them to predict or commit to a certain level of behavior. The investigators will measure whether this increases medication adherence. The investigators will send mailings to subjects once per month, and elicit responses via mail, phone, and web surveys.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Diabetes, Hypertension
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Factorial Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
47088 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Usual care control
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
No intervention, just usual care from the insurance company
Arm Title
Reminder control
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Send a reminder to subjects every month
Arm Title
Anonymous prediction
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Ask subjects to anonymously predict their upcoming medication adherence
Arm Title
Anonymous commitment
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Ask subjects to anonymously commit to their upcoming medication adherence
Arm Title
Identified prediction
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Ask subjects to predict their upcoming medication adherence and report it
Arm Title
Identified commitment
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Ask subjects to commit to their upcoming medication adherence and report it
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Prediction mailing
Intervention Description
Ask people to predict their upcoming medication adherence
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Commitment mailing
Intervention Description
Ask people to commit to their upcoming medication adherence
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Reminder
Intervention Description
Remind people to take their medicine
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Anonymity
Intervention Description
Keep patient predictions and commitment anonymous
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Identification
Intervention Description
Ask patients to report their predictions and commitments
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Medication refills
Description
frequency of refilling medication
Time Frame
6 months
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Hemoglobin A1C
Time Frame
6 months
Title
LDL cholesterol
Time Frame
6 months
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
customers of the investigators' insurance company partner
Exclusion Criteria:
none
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Katherine Milkman, Ph.D
Organizational Affiliation
University of Pennsylvania
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
University of Pennsylvania
City
Philadelphia
State/Province
Pennsylvania
ZIP/Postal Code
19104
Country
United States
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Citations:
PubMed Identifier
28751176
Citation
Dai H, Mao D, Volpp KG, Pearce HE, Relish MJ, Lawnicki VF, Milkman KL. The effect of interactive reminders on medication adherence: A randomized trial. Prev Med. 2017 Oct;103:98-102. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.07.019. Epub 2017 Jul 24.
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