Status:
COMPLETED
Short Message Service (SMS) Impact on Patient Compliance Receiving Long Term Lipid Lowering Therapy With Statins
Lead Sponsor:
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Conditions:
Dyslipidemia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objective of the study is to determine whether short text massages could be used successfully as a compliance aid and improve clinical outcomes in long term lipid lowering therapy.
Detailed Description
Indication: Patients discharged from the Intensive Cardiac Care Unit or the Internal Medicine Department following acute coronary syndrome (ACS) events such as unstable angina or acute myocardial infa...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients discharged from the Intensive Cardiac Care Unit or the Internal Medicine Department following ACS who will be prescribed a statin for the first time for preventing further coronary episodes.
- Patients in the ages of 18-80.
- Patients who own mobile phone and are familiar with SMS technology and are able to read Hebrew text.
Exclusion
- Contra indication to study medication: active liver disease or elevated liver enzymes; hypersensitivity to Simvastatin; pregnancy and lactation.
- Developed Myopathy/Rhabodmyalisis during study period.
- Developed increase in transaminases greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal.
- Current lipid lowering treatment (statins or other).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00829348
Start Date
August 1 2006
End Date
July 1 2009
Last Update
December 30 2009
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Hillel Yaffe medical center
Hadera, Israel, 38100