Diabetic Treatment Adherence

September 9, 2016 updated by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Treatment Adherence With Compliance Prompting Packaging

The goal of this clinical research study is to test an investigational type of packaging for diabetes drugs called "unit-dose packaging." Researchers want to learn if unit-dose packaging can help patients with Type II diabetes to take their drugs on the proper schedule.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Study Background:

Some people find it difficult to take drugs on the proper schedule. For this reason, researchers want to learn if a different kind of drug packaging can help patients take their drugs more easily.

In unit-dose packaging, each pill is packaged in its own plastic bubble (called a "blister") on a package that has a calendar on it. This is designed to make it easier to keep track of when the pills should be taken.

Study Drug Administration:

If you are found to be eligible to take part in this study, you will keep taking the same drugs that you are taking now. You will also keep taking those drugs on the same schedule that your doctor prescribed. The specific "study drugs" you may be taking are metformin, lisinopril, enalapril, atorvastatin, simvastatin, and aspirin.

You will be randomly assigned (as in the flip of a coin) to 1 of 2 groups. You have an equal chance of being assigned to either group.

Group 1 will receive their study drugs in unit-dose packages (also called "reminder blister packages") from Visit 1 to Visit 2.

Group 2 will receive their study drugs in pill bottles from Visit 1 to Visit 2.

Data Collection on Pill Usage:

There are electronic sensors on each blister package and pill bottle. If you are using blister packages (Group 1), the sensors will record the dates and times that you remove pills from the blisters. If you are using pill bottles (Group 2), the sensors will record the dates and times that you open the bottles.

It is important that you do not remove the pills too early before your dose (for example, the night before), so that the proper time is recorded.

You should return the empty blister packages or bottles to the clinic at each study visit. When you return the empty packaging, researchers will be able to collect the data that the sensors recorded (times and dates).

Study Visits:

On Day 1 and after Month 3, you will complete a questionnaire. It includes questions about your overall health, daily activities, and moods. There are also questions about how you take your drugs and how you feel about your diabetes drugs such as metformin. This questionnaire should take about 30-45 minutes to complete.

Researchers will record the results of your routine blood sugar level tests performed on Day 1 and after Month 3. Researchers will also record the results of your routine cholesterol level blood tests on Day 1 and after Month 3. The purpose is to learn how the drugs may impact your health status.

At each visit your blood pressure will be measured 3 times. This will take about 15 min. If your questionnaire responses show that you may be having emotional difficulties or depression, you will receive contact information for the counseling staff in case you would like to speak with a counselor.

Study Databases:

Your questionnaire and blood test data will be kept confidential and will only be used for this study. The same is true for the pill/package usage data recorded by the electronic sensors.

The study data will be entered into password-protected databases. In the databases, your name and other identifying information will not be used. Instead, your study identification (ID) number will be used.

Length of Study Participation:

Your study participation will be over after you complete the questionnaire after Month 3.

This is an investigational study. Unit-dose packaging is an FDA-approved type of packing for certain other drugs. At this time and for these particular drugs, unit-dose packaging is only being used in research.

Up to 120 patients will take part in this study.

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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28

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77025
        • Kelsey Seybold Clinics

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

General Internal Medicine/Ambulatory Clinics at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas Kelsey-Seybold Outpatient Clinics in Houston, Texas

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Adults of 18 years or older.
  2. Patients with type II Diabetes taking or eligible to start metformin with at least another medication for hypertension (Lisinopril or Enalapril), hyperlipidemia (atorvastatin or simvastatin) and/or aspirin.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Dementia
  2. Patients receiving current intravenous chemotherapy
  3. Pregnancy
  4. Patients residing in a nursing home
  5. Treatment with any type of Insulin
  6. Patients wanting to continue to use pill organizers for monitored medications

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Group 1: Unit-dose - Pill Bottle
Unit-dose (blister) packages used first week, followed second week by pill bottles usage.
Drug: Metformin
500 - 1000 mg by mouth twice a day with either via a MEMS device pill bottle (medication event monitoring system) or by unit-dosing (blister packaging) with attached Med-ic device (electronic compliance monitoring for blistered medication).
Behavioral: Questionnaires
Completion on Day 1 and after Month 3. Each questionnaire to take about 30 minutes to complete.
Other Names:
  • Surveys
Group 2: Pill Bottle - Unit Dose
Pill bottle usage the first week followed second week by Unit-dose (blister) packages.
Drug: Metformin
500 - 1000 mg by mouth twice a day with either via a MEMS device pill bottle (medication event monitoring system) or by unit-dosing (blister packaging) with attached Med-ic device (electronic compliance monitoring for blistered medication).
Behavioral: Questionnaires
Completion on Day 1 and after Month 3. Each questionnaire to take about 30 minutes to complete.
Other Names:
  • Surveys

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Patients' Adherence to Unit Dose Packaging Devices
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Taking information from the electronic monitor device packages, adherence considered as a ratio of prescribed doses to doses taken.
12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Maria Suarez-Almazor, MD,PHD, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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March 1, 2011

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

Primary Completion

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August 1, 2016

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

Study Completion

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August 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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March 16, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 16, 2011

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

First Posted

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March 18, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

Last Update Posted

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September 12, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 9, 2016

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2016

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 2008-0242
  • U18HS016093 (AHRQ)

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