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IRCT2015110917059N2 IRCT 2015-12-13 Vice chancellor for research, Urmia University of Medical Sciences SMS and reminder cards for improving medication adherence A comparison between the effectiveness of short message service and reminder cards regarding medication adherence in patients with hypertension: A randomized controlled clinical trial 2014-03-03 anticipated 143 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/15793 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Health service research, Other design features: Using colored bags. N/A hypertension. Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: In the reminder cards group, cards in four different colors with the content of the medication regimen (30 cards), diet (30 cards), physical activities (30 cards) and blood pressure monitoring (30 cards) will be designed. Patients will be educated about how to properly use the card (every day of every educational content 1 card). So that the end of the first month 120 card will be read by patients , and in the second and third month reading cards will be repeated two more times. The patients will be expected to inform the researchers if they failed to check their blood pressure or have to visit the clinical center again in the duration of the intervention. Also, all the patients will be asked to visit the clinical center on alternate weeks (6 times in total during the 3-month intervention) and have their blood pressure checked for free. Intervention 2: Intervention group 2: The patients in the text messaging group will be sent 6 messages a week. Educational content of text messaging is same to educational content of reminder cards and contains medication regimen, diet, physical activities and blood pressure monitoring. Send messages will continue for 3 months. The patients will be expected to inform the researchers if they failed to check their blood pressure or have to visit the clinical center again in the duration of the intervention. Also, all the patients will be asked to visit the clinical center on alternate weeks (6 times in total during the 3-month intervention) and have their blood pressure checked for free.
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scientific Masumeh Hemmati Maslakpak
Postal Code: 571478334, Orjhans Street, Resalat Blvd, Urmia
Urmia Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 44 3365 9031 hemmatma@yahoo.com Urmia Medical University Iran (Islamic Republic of) Major inclusion and exclusion criteria: Uncontrolled hypertension confirmed by doctor; being on medication for hypertension; living in the city of Urmia; having access to a mobile phone in patient or a member of his family; being able to use the text messaging function in patient or a member of his family (reading and composing a text message); not being on medication for prostate in the male patients; and willingness to participate in the study will be entry requirements. The exclusion criteria will be: being hospitalized in the duration of the study, unwillingness to participate further; moving to another city; and loss of contact with the patient through his/her mobile phone. 20 years 60 years Both I10, I15 Essential (primary) hypertension, Secondary hypertension Treatment - Drugs Treatment - Drugs Intervention group 1: In the reminder cards group, cards in four different colors with the content of the medication regimen (30 cards), diet (30 cards), physical activities (30 cards) and blood pressure monitoring (30 cards) will be designed. Patients will be educated about how to properly use the card (every day of every educational content 1 card). So that the end of the first month 120 card will be read by patients , and in the second and third month reading cards will be repeated two more times. The patients will be expected to inform the researchers if they failed to check their blood pressure or have to visit the clinical center again in the duration of the intervention. Also, all the patients will be asked to visit the clinical center on alternate weeks (6 times in total during the 3-month intervention) and have their blood pressure checked for free. Intervention group 2: The patients in the text messaging group will be sent 6 messages a week. Educational content of text messaging is same to educational content of reminder cards and contains medication regimen, diet, physical activities and blood pressure monitoring. Send messages will continue for 3 months. The patients will be expected to inform the researchers if they failed to check their blood pressure or have to visit the clinical center again in the duration of the intervention. Also, all the patients will be asked to visit the clinical center on alternate weeks (6 times in total during the 3-month intervention) and have their blood pressure checked for free. Adherence to treatment. Timepoint: Two times. Method of measurement: Hill-Bone medication adherence scale. Hypertension. Timepoint: Two times. Method of measurement: Mercury sphygmomanometer. no no Vice chancellor for research, Urmia University of Medical Sciences Approved 2013-09-23 Urmia Medical University Urmia, Seru Road. Pardis Nazlu Urmia Iran (Islamic Republic of)