The Effect of Synching Prescription Refills on Adherence

December 21, 2015 updated by: University of Pennsylvania

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Test a Synchronized Prescription Refill Program to Improve Medication Adherence

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 Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

691

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Kentucky
      • Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202
        • Humana, Inc

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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

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

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Refill synch
Participants in this group will have their medication refill schedule synchronized.
Behavioral: Refill synch
No Intervention: Control
Participants in this arm will receive usual care

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
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
6 months and 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Secondary outcomes will be continuous gaps (e.g. 15, 30, or 60 days) in medication use.
Time Frame: 6 and 12 months
6 and 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jalpa Doshi, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 29, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 29, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

September 4, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 22, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 21, 2015

Last Verified

December 1, 2015

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Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HUM-001

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