- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03479034
Patients Empowered With Digital Scripts: ScalaMed (PEDS)
A Prospective Qualitative and Quantitative Controlled Study, Exploring the Impact of Patient Centred Digital Prescriptions on Health, in Patients With Chronic Health Conditions
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
ScalaMed is an innovative new consumer centred solution for securing prescriptions through a blockchain solution - a cryptographic distributed database, that can give consumer access to their prescriptions at all times. It aims to solve interoperability challenges that exist in healthcare, by creating a ledger of prescriptions, and giving consumers access to this information to own and share as they need. The solution will be accessed through an application available on a smart phone, will be fully compliant with security and privacy laws, and will be made available to consumers, clinicians, and pharmacies enrolled in this study free of charge. The system also allows patients to monitor the usage of their prescriptions - eg when they need a new one, and allows them to choose how and where they want to use their prescriptions like with paper.
This study will explore whether empowering consumers with their digital prescriptions in a digital format through a blockchain based methodology of storing and accessing their data, will improve the flow of clinically important information, improve the frequency of data sharing, improve the self-management of the patient, improve adherence to treatments, reduce interactions and adverse events associated with medications, reduce the burden on clinical practice, improve efficiency, reduce the amount of paper, increase consumer engagement and improve patient satisfaction.
Study Type
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ages 18-85
- Cognitively able to understand instructions and care for themselves
- Lives in the community (not institutionalised)
- Owner of a smartphone and able to use Apps
- On 3 or more chronic prescription medications
- Informed consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form)
- Has had experience with prescriptions in Australia for at least 1 year
- For the clinicians - any clinician who is using the ScalaMed prescription system in the Holdsworth House
- For pharmacists - who are utilising the ScalaMed system in one of the four clinics
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known or suspected non-compliance, drug or alcohol abuse
- Inability to follow the procedures of the study due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia of the participant
- Previous enrolment into the current study
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Group 1
Willing to use the ScalaMed ePrescription application |
Mobile phone application (Android and Apple) for storing electronic prescriptions
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Patient preference
Time Frame: 6 months
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Primary outcome is the change from baseline in patient preference for ScalaMed over previous prescription management tools after 3-months, determined through a questionnaire using a 4 point Likert scale. 9) I prefer Scalamed to my previous system of managing prescriptions
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6 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Clinician prefence
Time Frame: 3 months
|
The change from baseline in clinician preference for ScalaMed over previous prescription management tools after 3-months, determined through a questionnaire using a 4 point Likert scale. 1. I prefer ScalaMed over paper for helping patients manage their prescriptions
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3 months
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Prescriber satisfaction
Time Frame: 6 months
|
Outcome will be determined through a questionnaire and will describe prescriber satisfaction in managing patient's prescriptions at 6 months 19 questions in relation to the impact of electronic prescriptions on the patient's journey, from when a prescription is required to when their medicines are received with the options: Strongly Disagree, Slightly Disagree, Slightly Agree, Strongly Agree. For example:
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6 months
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Clinical Implications
Time Frame: 6 months
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Determined through a questionnaire, a description of the clinical implications associated with consumers utilizing digital prescriptions at 6 months Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements about the impact of ScalaMed electronic prescriptions on patient care: Strongly Disagree, Slightly Disagree, Slightly Agree, Strongly Agree
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6 months
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Patient measures
Time Frame: 6 months
|
Description of clinically relevant patient measures affected by proper utilization of medication information, measured through repeat questionnaires over 6 months 1. Which of the following features of ScalaMed do you value? (Tick all that apply)
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6 months
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Digital sharing
Time Frame: 6 months
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To describe the relationship of digitally sharing data and communications between the consumer and their care team, measured through repeat questionnaires over 6 months
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6 months
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Care implications
Time Frame: 6 months
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A description of the relationship between shared data and efficient and relevant care measured through a Combination of patient and clinical questionnaires over 6 months. Patients questionnaires:
1.Which of the following features of ScalaMed do you value? (Tick all that apply) 2.Electronic prescriptions have the potential to reduce miscommunication between health professionals: Strongly Disagree, Slightly Disagree, Slightly Agree, Strongly Agree |
6 months
|
Pharmacy engagement
Time Frame: 6 months
|
A description of consumer engagement and experience at the pharmacy over 6 months, as measured by repeat questionnaires. Pharmacyexamples: 4 questions in relation to the impact of electronic prescriptions on the patient's journey, from when a prescription is required to when their medicines are received with the options: Strongly Disagree, Slightly Disagree, Slightly Agree, Strongly Agree. For example: d. Electronic prescriptions are more legible e. Has potential to reduce miscommunication between health professionals Patient examples:Since you last completed a questionnaire have you arrived in a pharmacy to find you had no more prescriptions/repeats available? Yes/no At the moment do you know where all your prescriptions are stored/kept? Yes/no |
6 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Investigators
- Study Director: Tal Rapke, Dr, ScalaMed
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (ANTICIPATED)
Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)
Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ACTUAL)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Other Study ID Numbers
- SCALA001
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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