The Effect of Synching Prescription Refills on Adherence

N/ACompletedNCT01934608

University of Pennsylvania691 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

691

Conditions

Hypertension Hypercholesterolemia Diabetes Medication Adherence

Interventions

Refill synchBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Humana, Inc

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Medication adherence to each of the chronic medications as measured by the proportion of days covered (PDC) measure

Time frame: 6 months and 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary outcomes will be continuous gaps (e.g. 15, 30, or 60 days) in medication use.

Time frame: 6 and 12 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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