Investigating the effect of education with using mobile software on medication adherence in patients' with hearth failure
Design
In this study, 80 patients with heart failure who meet the conditions for entering the study will be included in the study and will be randomly assigned to two intervention and control groups using color cards. In the intervention group, clients and their caregivers. In addition to receiving face-to-face educational materials and pamphlets, training will also be provided using mobile software, and in the control group of clients and their caregivers, educational materials will be provided face-to-face and pamphlets.
Settings and conduct
The present research will be carried out experimentally and by randomized clinical trial method in Ayatollah Taleghani Hospital in Tehran.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Criteria for entering the research: suffering from heart failure, age over 18 years, access to a mobile phone with the ability to install software, reading and writing literacy
Intervention groups
In the intervention group, in addition to receiving face-to-face educational materials and pamphlets, clients and their caregivers will also be trained using mobile software.
Main outcome variables
medication adherence
General information
Reason for update
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT20210131050189N4
Registration date:2023-03-30, 1402/01/10
Registration timing:prospective
Last update:2023-03-30, 1402/01/10
Update count:0
Registration date
2023-03-30, 1402/01/10
Registrant information
Name
Raziyeh Ghafouri
Name of organization / entity
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 28 3335 4520
Email address
ghafouri@sbmu.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Expected recruitment start date
2023-04-03, 1402/01/14
Expected recruitment end date
2023-09-05, 1402/06/14
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
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Scientific title
Investigating the effect of education with using mobile software on medication adherence in patients' with hearth failure
Public title
The effect of education with mobile software on medication adherence in patients' with hearth failure
Purpose
Education/Guidance
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Suffering from heart failure
Age above 18 years
access to a mobile phone with the ability to install software
Literacy for reading and writing
Exclusion criteria:
Age
From 18 years old
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
80
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Before the start of the intervention, 40 white and 40 black cards are prepared and for randomization, all the cards are placed in an envelope, then the cards are drawn randomly and numbers from 1 to 80 are drawn in order. is placed Then each card is placed in a sealed envelope and its number is written on the card, and when each patient enters the study, a special envelope will be opened for him from 1 to 80 and assigned to the intervention and control group.
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (Research Ethics Committees)
Intervention group: In the intervention group, in addition to receiving face-to-face educational materials and pamphlets, clients and their caregivers will also be trained using mobile software. At the time of visiting the clinic, before hospitalization or during hospitalization, the link to receive the software through barcode will be provided to clients and after installing the software on the phones of the clients and their companion, the software will be introduced to them. In the software, the conditions of hospitalization in the department, the officials and the physical space of the department, heart diseases, measures, drugs, diet of heart patients, and the way of discharge and post-discharge care are described.
Category
Other
2
Description
Control group: the clients and their caregivers will be provided with face-to-face educational materials and pamphlets.