Status:
COMPLETED
Improving Medication Adherence Through Graphically Enhanced Interventions in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Lead Sponsor:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation
Conditions:
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. Most people who die from CHD die of a heart attack. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a term that includes mild heart at...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \- Present with acute chest pain or angina equivalent, lasting ≥ 10 minutes of suspected ischemic origin, within the previous 24 hours of presentation to the hospital.
- PLUS
- Patient must have documented objective evidence of myocardial ischemia based on a or b:
- EKG changes in ≥ 2 contiguous leads shown by:
- \* Transient (\< 30 min) ST-segment elevation of ≥ 1.0mm
- OR
- \* Transient or persistent ST-segment depression of ≥ 0.5mm (flat or downsloping at the J-point and at 80ms after the J-point)
- OR
- \* Persistent T-wave inversion of ≥ 2.0mm
- Abnormal elevation of cardiac enzymes
- \* Elevation of creating kinase (CK) and creatine kinase-myocardial band (CK-MB)
- OR
- \* Elevation of troponin
Exclusion
- Previously enrolled in the study
- Police custody
- Corrected visual acuity worse than 20/60
- Lack of cooperation
- Severe hearing impairment
- Too ill to participate
- Unintelligible speech
- Age younger than 18 years
- Native language other than English
- Psychotic illness
- Caregiver administers all medications
- Delirium/severe dementia
- Does not fill prescriptions at Grady
- No regular telephone/address
- Not taking chronic medications prior to admission
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
130 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00399880
Start Date
November 1 2006
End Date
August 1 2008
Last Update
September 25 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Grady Memorial Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30303