The Effect of Synching Prescription Refills on Adherence

NCT ID: NCT01934608

Last Updated: 2015-12-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

691 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-09-30

Study Completion Date

2015-11-30

Brief Summary

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To determine the effect of synchronizing a patient's prescription refill schedule on medication adherence. The targeted population is Humana members who are currently taking 2 or more Stars medications (hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes) and are current customers of RightSource. Participants will be randomized to one of two groups. Group one will be usual care and group two will be the Rx synchronization group.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hypertension Hypercholesterolemia Diabetes Medication Adherence

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Refill synch

Participants in this group will have their medication refill schedule synchronized.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Refill synch

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control

Participants in this arm will receive usual care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Refill synch

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Humana members who are currently taking 2 or more Stars medications (hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes) and are current customers of RightSource.

Exclusion Criteria

* under 18 years of age
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Pennsylvania

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jalpa Doshi, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Pennsylvania

Locations

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Humana, Inc

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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HUM-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id