The aim of the study is to assess the impact of pharmacist led mobile application on adherence and efficacy of medication in chronic kidney disease patients
This is a prospective randomized two group pharmacist-led interventional study that will be conducted in a private nephrology clinic. The study will involve introduction of the mobile phone applications to chronic kidney disease patients to improve their adherence to the prescribed medications. Recruited patients will be randomly divided in two groups; intervention group and control group, with baseline evaluation of outcomes to be measured. Control group will be provided with usual care. Intervention group will be provided in addition to the usual care, with an access to the mobile application after a simple training for app usage. Both groups will be followed for a period of 3 months. The study will include the development, validation and the testing for evaluating the specially designed mobile application.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
86
mobile phone applications directed to chronic kidney disease patients to improve their medication.
Private Clinic
Cairo, Egypt
Change in medication adherence
Using a medication adherence questionnaire.
Time frame: Change from baseline at 3 months
Change in estimated glomerular filtration rate/ creatinine clearance
Calculated using serum creatinine lab results obtained from clinic.
Time frame: Change from baseline at 3 months
Change in systolic and diastolic blood pressure
To be measured in clinic.
Time frame: Change from baseline at 3 months
Change in HbA1c
Lab results obtained from clinic.
Time frame: Change from baseline at 3 months
Change in mobile application usability and acceptability by patients
Using System Usability Scale (SUS) questionnaire. (scale 0-100 with higher score meaning better usability)
Time frame: Change from baseline at 3 months
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