The Impact of Text Messaging on Medication Adherence and Exercise Regimen Among Post-myocardial Infarction Patients
Text message reminder for medication adherence
+ Text message reminder for exercise regimen
Treatment Adherence and Compliance+13
+ Behavior
+ Cardiovascular Diseases
Services Research Study
Summary
Study start date: January 1, 2012
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.The Impact of Text Messaging on Medication Adherence and Exercise Regimen among Post-Myocardial Infarction Patients includes two single-center randomized control trials to assess the impact of text message reminds on adherence to medications and exercise regimen in patients recently discharged from the hospital after MI. Recruitment conducted at Cambridge Cardiac Rehabilitation in Ontario, Canada for both the medication adherence and exercise trial. Potential study subjects are evaluated for inclusion and exclusion criteria, give written informed consent, and are randomized, in a 1:1 ratio, to either intervention or usual care (control). Patients randomized to the intervention arm in the medication adherence trial receive an automated text message once per day at the time they are prescribed to take their medication. The text message does not contain any personal or pharmacological information. Patients randomized to the intervention arm in the exercise adherence trial receive four text messages per day at 7:30 am, 12:00 pm, 6:00 pm, and 9:00 pm, reminding them to exercise for 30 minutes per day as per their health care provider.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.84 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Services Research Study
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Over 18 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Criteria
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.2 intervention groups are designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
ExperimentalGroup II
ExperimentalStudy Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives