The Impact of Social Proximity on Conversion to Generic Prescription Medications
16. maj 2012 opdateret af: National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
The goal of this project is to understand the effects of receiving peer information on individuals' conversion rates from brand name prescription medication to generic prescription medication.
Studieoversigt
Status
Afsluttet
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
At companies where employees are predominantly union members, we will compare the efficacy of a peer information intervention using a testimonial from a union identified employee to an intervention using a testimonial with no union identification, as well as to a no-testimonial intervention.
The control arm will receive a letter signed by our partner company's Chief Medical Officer, explaining the health and monetary benefits of switching from brand name prescription medication to generic prescription medication. The testimonial treatment arm will receive the exact same letter, but the letter will feature an employee's testimonial along with the first name, last initial, city and state of the employee giving the testimonial. The testimonial and union arm will receive the same letter as the testimonial treatment arm but with the addition of the union affiliation of the employee giving the testimonial.
Undersøgelsestype
Interventionel
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
10000
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Dette afsnit indeholder kontaktoplysninger for dem, der udfører undersøgelsen, og oplysninger om, hvor denne undersøgelse udføres.
Studiesteder
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Missouri
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St. Louis, Missouri, Forenede Stater, 63121
- Express Scripts
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Deltagelseskriterier
Forskere leder efter personer, der passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kaldet berettigelseskriterier. Nogle eksempler på disse kriterier er en persons generelle helbredstilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
18 år og ældre (Voksen, Ældre voksen)
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Ingen
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Alle
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Employee of a company that uses Express Scripts as its pharmacy benefits manager.
- Employee at a company with predominantly union employees.
- Currently taking a brand name medication with an exact generic equivalent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Employees on any psychological prescription medication.
Studieplan
Dette afsnit indeholder detaljer om studieplanen, herunder hvordan undersøgelsen er designet, og hvad undersøgelsen måler.
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Sundhedstjenesteforskning
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Enkelt
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Eksperimentel: Testimonial and Union Arm
The testimonial and union arm will receive the same letter as the testimonial treatment arm but with the addition of the union affiliation of the employee giving the testimonial.
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At companies where employees are predominantly union members, we will compare the efficacy of a peer information intervention using a testimonial from a union identified employee to an intervention using a testimonial with no union identification, as well as to a no-testimonial intervention.
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Eksperimentel: Control
The control arm will receive a letter signed by our partner company's Chief Medical Officer, explaining the health and monetary benefits of switching from brand name prescription medication to generic prescription medication.
|
At companies where employees are predominantly union members, we will compare the efficacy of a peer information intervention using a testimonial from a union identified employee to an intervention using a testimonial with no union identification, as well as to a no-testimonial intervention.
|
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Eksperimentel: Testimonial Treatment Arm
The testimonial treatment arm will receive the exact same letter as the control arm, but the letter will feature an employee's testimonial along with the first name, last initial, city and state of the employee giving the testimonial.
|
At companies where employees are predominantly union members, we will compare the efficacy of a peer information intervention using a testimonial from a union identified employee to an intervention using a testimonial with no union identification, as well as to a no-testimonial intervention.
|
Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Conversion from Brand Name to Generic Prescription Medication
Tidsramme: One month to one year after the intervention.
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We will measure conversion rates of employees from brand name to generic prescription medication by treatment arm.
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One month to one year after the intervention.
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Union Status and Conversation to Generic Medication
Tidsramme: One month to one year after the intervention.
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We will see how union affiliation affects the employee conversion rates from brand name to prescription medication by treatment arm.
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One month to one year after the intervention.
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Det er her, du vil finde personer og organisationer, der er involveret i denne undersøgelse.
Samarbejdspartnere
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: David Laibson, Ph.D, National Bureau of Economic Research
Datoer for undersøgelser
Disse datoer sporer fremskridtene for indsendelser af undersøgelsesrekord og resumeresultater til ClinicalTrials.gov. Studieregistreringer og rapporterede resultater gennemgås af National Library of Medicine (NLM) for at sikre, at de opfylder specifikke kvalitetskontrolstandarder, før de offentliggøres på den offentlige hjemmeside.
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
1. marts 2011
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
1. maj 2012
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
1. maj 2012
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
30. november 2010
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
30. november 2010
Først opslået (Skøn)
1. december 2010
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
18. maj 2012
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
16. maj 2012
Sidst verificeret
1. maj 2012
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- 0002
- P30AG034532 (U.S. NIH-bevilling/kontrakt)
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