Impact of Pharmaceutical Education on Medication Adherence

January 20, 2022 updated by: Abelardo Contreras Vergara, Hospital Civil Juan I. Menchaca

Impact of Pharmaceutical Education on Medication Adherence in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Systemic Arterial Hypertension Treated at the Hospital Civil de Guadalajara "Dr. Juan I. Menchaca"

Purpose. To evaluate the impact of pharmaceutical education in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Systemic Arterial Hypertension on their medication adherence.

Material and research methods. Randomized clinical trial with a control group with a duration of 6 months of follow-up. Patients with a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus andWE Systemic Arterial Hypertension treated in the internal medicine outpatient of a school hospital will be included. Adherence to medication will be evaluated using Morisky's 8-item medication adherence scale.

The investigators believe that Pharmaceutical education increases therapeutic adherence in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Systemic Arterial Hypertension.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Patients and study design In this randomized and controlled clinical trial, patients will be assigned to two study groups: intervention group and control group; The patients will be followed for 6 months, considering evaluations at 0, 3 and 6 months.

To improve patient adherence to treatment, the investigators will provide a pocket card with an up-to-date list of the patient's prescribed medications along with recommendations for follow-up care. For the evaluation of adherence to treatment, © MMAS is used, it is authorized: MMAR, LLC., Donald E. Morisky # 6533-7069-1342-3041-5361, 294 Lindura Court, Las Vegas, Nevada 89138-4632.

Variables analyzed After randomization, the investigator will interview patients to obtain demographic data and their medical history. Data such as: time of evolution of the disease, number of prescribed medications, family support, cost of drug treatments will be collected, and the levels of glycosylated hemoglobin, fasting plasma glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides will be determined.

Medication adherence Adherence to medication will be evaluated using the Morisky method of 8 items, which is a validated indicator of non-compliance with medication in the treatment of chronic diseases, the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale It is a generic scale to evaluate the patient's behavior regarding adherence to treatment, the points obtained with MMAS-8 are added to give a range of low, medium and high adherence scores. The total score is a sum of the 8 items and ranges between 0 and 8: values with a score greater than 8 reflect high adherence to medication, values between 6 and 7 reflect medium adherence and values below 6 reflect low adherence.

Sample size calculation A sample size calculation shows that a sample of 38 patients in each group is sufficient to find a difference in adherence to treatment with an alpha error of 0.05 and a power of 0.80 of the test, contemplating a 20% loss. The calculation was performed with the expected proportions formula.

Statistical analysis The investigators will report categorical variables as frequencies and percentages and analyzed with χ2 or Fisher's exact tests as necessary; quantitative variables will be presented as mean and standard deviation. The investigators will use the Wilcoxon test for intragroup comparisons and the Mann-Whitney U test for intergroup comparisons. The results will be considered significant at a two-sided p value of <0.05, with a 95% confidence interval. The statistical analyzes will be carried out using Statistical Solutions for Products and Services version 24.0.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

103

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

  • Mexico
    • Jalisco
      • Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 44340
        • Hospital Civil de Guadalajara "Dr. Juan I. Menchaca"

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 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients cared for by the internal medicine outpatient area of the OPD Nuevo Hospital Civil de Guadalajara "Dr. Juan I. Menchaca "
  • 18-60 years
  • Both genres
  • With a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus and systemic arterial hypertension
  • That they gave their consent under information

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inpatients on the day of their internal medicine outpatient appointment.
  • Patients for whom pharmacological treatment was not prescribed for the treatment of DM2 and SAH.
  • Patients who do not speak Spanish.
  • Patients who could not or could not read.

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: pharmaceutical education
The patients assigned to the intervention group will receive from the research pharmacist, a didactic talk (of at least 10 and up to 20 minutes), where they will be provided information about type 2 diabetes mellitus and Systemic Arterial Hypertension, causes of the disease and consequences of poor control, on its pharmacological treatments, changes in lifestyle and diet. In addition, the patient will be given an updated list of their prescribed medications on a wallet card.
Behavioral: pharmaceutical education
The patients who were assigned to the intervention group will receive a didactic talk from the research pharmacist. In addition, the patient will be given an updated list of their prescribed medications on a wallet card.
No Intervention: control
Patients assigned to the control group will receive only standard care, represented by regular consultation with their prescribing physician.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Medication adherence
Time Frame: Basal
Adherence to medication will be evaluated using the Morisky method of 8 items, which is a valid indicator of non-compliance with medication in the treatment of chronic diseases, the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale is a generic scale to evaluate the behavior of the patient regarding adherence to treatment, the articles obtained with MMAS-8 are added to give a range of low, medium and high adherence scores.
Basal
Medication adherence
Time Frame: 3 months
Adherence to medication will be evaluated using the Morisky method of 8 items, which is a valid indicator of non-compliance with medication in the treatment of chronic diseases, the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale is a generic scale to evaluate the behavior of the patient regarding adherence to treatment, the articles obtained with MMAS-8 are added to give a range of low, medium and high adherence scores.
3 months
Medication adherence
Time Frame: 6 months
Adherence to medication will be evaluated using the Morisky method of 8 items, which is a valid indicator of non-compliance with medication in the treatment of chronic diseases, the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale is a generic scale to evaluate the behavior of the patient regarding adherence to treatment, the articles obtained with MMAS-8 are added to give a range of low, medium and high adherence scores.
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Hospital Civil Juan I. Menchaca

Collaborators

Drake University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: SELENE v HUERTA, PhD, Universidad De Guadalajara (UDG)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

December 30, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 22, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 7, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

January 21, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 3, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 20, 2022

Last Verified

January 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0269/18/HCJIM/01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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