Effect of an Electronic Reminder System on Direct Oral Anticoagulant and Oral Diabetes Medication Adherence

Overview

In this study, the effect of an electronic device attached to a push through pill package and a smart phone application on chronic disease medication adherence is studied.

In this study study two different groups of medicine users are recruited. Both groups have 50 patients each. In the first study the participants are using oral medication for diabetes and in the second study the participants use new direct oral anticoagulants. Participants use medicine reminder system consisting of an electronic device and an smart phone application. In the beginning of the study the reminder system is collecting data on how the patients are taking their medication for the first two months. Smart phone application is not providing any reminders and participants can't access the app to see the details. After two months the application will be unlocked so that it starts reminding the users to take their medication at the right time. in this phase the patients can view their medication data from the application. The reminder phase of the study lasts for two months. After these two plus two months, the results are analyzed and published. The study continues after these four months for the next four months and after that, the long term results are analyzed.' The primary outcome is the possible change in the adherence between control and active period.

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