Collabree: An Intervention to Improve the Regularity of Medication Intake

Collabree: A Targeted Behavioral Economics-based Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence in Patients With Hypertension

This a clinical study to improve medication adherence among patients with hypertension in Switzerland. Adult men and women who suffer from high blood pressure and have been prescribed a therapy consisting of at least 4 tablets per day can participate in this study.

The investigators intend to examine whether Collabree, a mobile phone application, is effective in supporting patients with hypertension to more successfully following their therapy plan. The study will also investigate if the use of Collabree can help lower blood pressure.

The study consists of 4 visits that take place during a 90-day adherence promotion program plus a 90-day follow-up period. There is also a screening visit before the study to determine whether the participants qualify for the study. The visits are carried out at the University Hospital Basel. Each visit lasts about 1-2 hours. During the visits, blood pressure is measured in the clinic and also through 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). Participants will also fill out questionnaires.

Participants are randomly assigned to one of 3 groups in a ratio of 1: 1: 1. Two of these groups will receive the Collabree mobile phone application. All participants will receive a box for storing their antihypertensive medication. This box serves as a system for measuring medication intake as it records the time the box is opened and closed. Standard care will given to all participants.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Hypertension; Medication Adherence
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Collabree Mobile Phone Application Medication Adherence Booster; Behavioral: Collabree Mobile Phone Application Medication Adherence Booster (simplified version)

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 180
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Anjali Raja Beharele, PhD; Phone Number: +41 (0)78 973 7756; Email: anjali.rajabeharelle@collabree.com
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Pascal Kurz; Phone Number: +41 (0)79 963 51 52; Email: pascal.kurz@collabree.com

Study Locations

• Switzerland
  • Basel, Switzerland, 4031
    • Recruiting
    • University Hospital Basel
    • Contact: Thilo Burkard, MD

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Informed consent as documented by signature
2. Over 18 years of age at date of randomization
3. Primary or secondary arterial hypertension
4. Patient in an outpatient clinical setting
5. Prescribed a therapy consisting of 4 or more tablets taken per day
6. Stable medication regime that patient has been taking for at least 4 weeks
7. Participant administers their own medications
8. Participant owns a smartphone with a data plan or constant internet access during the study visits and at home to use the application
9. Minimal required smartphone operating system is iOS 12 and Android 8 (Oreo)
10. Adequate communication in German or Swiss-German (all study documentation will only be set to the German language).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Cognitive impairment that limits ability to understand and complete questionnaires
2. Ongoing evaluation for secondary forms of hypertension
3. 3. Changes in the participant's medication treatment plan after the baseline visit during the intervention period, unless due to a diagnosis of symptomatic hypotension (in-clinic blood pressure below 110/60 mmHg and symptoms of orthostasis or dizziness) or stage 2 hypertension (in-clinic blood pressure > 160/100 mmHg); after the endpoint (day 90) visit, a change in the treatment plan will be permitted
4. Uncontrolled hypertension (in-clinic blood pressure > 180/110 mmHg)
5. Inability to operate a mobile phone and the Collabree application
6. Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, etc.
7. Pregnancy or intention to become pregnant in next 6 months
8. Enrollment of the Sponsor or Investigator, their family members, employees and other dependent persons
9. Participation in another clinical trial
10. Physician-estimated life expectancy of less than 6 months

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group A; Patients receive the Collabree mobile phone application with a specific set of functions and standard care.	Behavioral: Collabree Mobile Phone Application Medication Adherence Booster; Patients take part in a 90-day program to promote medication adherence and a 90-day follow-up through the Collabree application. Patients will receive more information as to the exact functions and use of the mobile phone application when the application is installed on their mobile phone. Patients will receive standard care.
Experimental: Intervention Group B; Patients receive the Collabree mobile phone application with a specific set of functions and standard care.	Behavioral: Collabree Mobile Phone Application Medication Adherence Booster (simplified version); Patients take part in a 90-day program to promote medication adherence and a 90-day follow-up through the Collabree application. Patients will receive more information as to the exact functions and use of the mobile phone application when the application is installed on their mobile phone. Patients will receive standard care.
No Intervention: Control Group; Patients will not receive the Collabree application and will continue to receive standard care.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Medication adherence	Difference between intervention Group A and the control group in mean medication adherence at endpoint (i.e. the endpoint visit at 90 days) as measured by medication events.	90 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Medication adherence (3 group comparison)	Mean change from baseline in medication adherence (monitored by medication events) at endpoint for the intervention Group A vs. intervention Group B relative to the control group.	90 days
Self-reported medication adherence	Mean change from baseline in in-app medication adherence (defined as the number of medications self-reported as "taken" during the intervention period of 90 days divided by the number of prescribed medications listed in the in-app medication plan in that same time period) at endpoint for the intervention Group A vs. intervention Group B relative to the control group.	90 days
Self-assessed medication adherence	Mean change from baseline in the score on the Hill-Bone Scale (German version) questionnaire on medication adherence for the intervention Group A vs. intervention Group B relative to the control group at endpoint.	90 days
Blood pressure	Linear change in systolic and diastolic blood pressure (24h ABPM and in-clinic blood pressure measurement) across time from baseline to follow-up as assessed with a linear mixed regression model. This linear change will then be compared for the intervention Group A and intervention Group B relative to the control group.	180 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Collabree AG
• Collaborators: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Thilo Burkard, MD, ISHF, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): February 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 12, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 12, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): January 14, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): February 9, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 8, 2024
• Last Verified: February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Digital Health; Behavioral Change
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Hypertension
• Other Study ID Numbers: COLLABREE-S

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No