Short Message Service (SMS) Impact on Patient Compliance Receiving Long Term Lipid Lowering Therapy With Statins
NCT ID: NCT00829348
Last Updated: 2009-12-30
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
120 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2006-08-31
2009-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Drug(s) and Dose/Regimen: Regular or aggressive Simvastatin therapy (dose will be adjusted according to LDL and Total Cholesterol levels). Treatment period 6 months.
Objectives: To determine whether using SMS technology can improve compliance and hence clinical outcomes in patients with long-term lipid lowering therapy.
Primary outcome: number of patients who achieve target LDL goals. Secondary outcomes: reductions of total cholesterol, LDL, LDL/HDL and CRP; increase of HDL; Readmissions due to ACS.
Study Background/Rationale/Purpose: Long-term lipid lowering therapy is the cornerstone of preventing recurrent cardiac events in patients that have experienced such episodes. Numerous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of statins in the treatment of hyperlipidemia and reduction of total mortality, vascular mortality and coronary adverse events1.
One of the main concerns affecting the success of long-term chronic drug treatments is patients' compliance and adherence to the prescribed regimen. Till date there is no gold standard system that will assure complete patient compliance.
It has been suggested to explore the possibility of using short messages service (SMS) technology to improve patients' compliance 2-18. Such technology may be effective in targeting this problem; however, no controlled trials have been conducted to validate this method in long-term lipid lowering treatments. Furthermore, Israel is one of the leading countries in terms of expansion of the mobile phone services market, making SMS a feasible and effective form of communication with patients.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Statins, counseling
60 patients post ACS receiving the study medication + doctor/pharmacist explanation at discharge - control group
No intervention
60 patients post ACS receiving the study medication + doctor/pharmacist explanation at discharge - control group
Statins, Counselling, SMS
60 patients post ACS receiving the study medication + doctor/pharmacist explanation at discharge + daily SMS reminder service (8 PM) - study group
Short Message Service (SMS)
60 patients post ACS receiving the study medication + doctor/pharmacist explanation at discharge + daily SMS reminder service (8 PM) - study group
Interventions
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No intervention
60 patients post ACS receiving the study medication + doctor/pharmacist explanation at discharge - control group
Short Message Service (SMS)
60 patients post ACS receiving the study medication + doctor/pharmacist explanation at discharge + daily SMS reminder service (8 PM) - study group
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patients in the ages of 18-80.
* Patients who own mobile phone and are familiar with SMS technology and are able to read Hebrew text.
Exclusion Criteria
Developed Myopathy/Rhabodmyalisis during study period.
* Developed increase in transaminases greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal.
* Current lipid lowering treatment (statins or other).
18 Years
70 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
OTHER_GOV
Responsible Party
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Hillel Yaffe medical center
Principal Investigators
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Avraham Shotan, MD
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Hillel Yaffe medical center, Hadera, Israel
Locations
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Hillel Yaffe medical center
Hadera, , Israel
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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61-2005-CTIL
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id