Pilot Program to Improve Statin Adherence and Lower Cholesterol in Older Adults

NCT ID: NCT01227330

Last Updated: 2016-10-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

43 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-10-31

Study Completion Date

2014-02-28

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to pilot test a behavioral medication adherence (MA) intervention compared to control condition in older adults with low adherence to medication for hypercholesterolemia.

Detailed Description

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This study will answer the following primary research question:

1. What is the estimated effect size of a behavioral MA intervention on MA rates in older adults who are poorly adherent to statin medications?

The study will also explore the following secondary research questions:
2. What is the estimated effect size of a behavioral MA intervention on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in older adults?
3. What is the estimated effect size of a behavioral MA intervention on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels in older adults?
4. What is the feasibility of successfully testing this intervention protocol in a population of older adults with low adherence to statin medications?

Conditions

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Hypercholesterolemia Medication Adherence

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Medication adherence intervention

Receives 12-week behavioral feedback intervention to improve adherence to statin medication

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Medication adherence intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

12-week behavioral feedback intervention to improve adherence to statin medication

Control

No intervention

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Attention-control

Receives visits on the same schedule as the intervention group, with health education that is unrelated to medications or cholesterol

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Attention-control

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Health education visits that are unrelated to medications or cholesterol, provided on the same visit schedule as the intervention group

Interventions

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Medication adherence intervention

12-week behavioral feedback intervention to improve adherence to statin medication

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Attention-control

Health education visits that are unrelated to medications or cholesterol, provided on the same visit schedule as the intervention group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 60 or older at the time of study entry,
* Take a once-daily prescription statin medication for ≥ 6 months with no changes to statin prescription for at least 30 days prior to study entry,
* A score of ≤ 9 on the Short Blessed Test,
* Participants must self-administer his or her own medications without prompts from any other person or device.
* Baseline medication adherence rate of ≤ 90%.
* Participants agree to complete all study contacts and measurements, including the use of a special medication bottle with a Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS) cap for the duration of the study.
* Able to open and close MEMS caps.

Exclusion Criteria

* Participant's medications are managed by someone other than the participant
* Participant is unable or unwilling to use MEMS caps.
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Missouri-Columbia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Todd Ruppar, PhD, RN

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Missouri-Columbia

Locations

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University of Missouri

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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MU HSIRB 1174637

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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