Status:

COMPLETED

Electronic Monitoring and Improvement of Adherence to DOACs in Polymedicated Stroke Patients

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Basel

Clinical Trial Unit, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland

Conditions:

Adherence, Patient

Stroke, Ischemic

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Primary objective of the MAAESTRO trial is to evaluate the impact of an educational and reminder-based intervention on the adherence of stroke patients to DOACs. Secondary objectives are to evaluate t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Signed informed consent form (ICF)
  • Adult patients (≥ 18 years)
  • Hospitalization for acute ischaemic stroke (including TIA with positive neuroimaging)
  • DOAC treatment for atrial fibrillation or embolic stroke of undetermined source
  • Patients receiving polypharmacy, defined as at least 3 drugs (including DOAC treatment)
  • Patients self-administering their medication
  • Patients already using a pillbox or willing to use one

Exclusion

  • Patients not able or unwilling to sign ICF
  • Medication administration by caregiver - Filling of the pillbox by a pharmacy, relatives or other caregivers does not exclude the patients, provided that they self-administer their medication
  • Patients who are, in the opinion of the investigator, unlikely to adhere to the study schedule or are unsuitable for any other reason

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 14 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

130 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03344146

Start Date

December 1 2017

End Date

March 14 2022

Last Update

December 21 2022

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University Hospital Basel

Basel, Switzerland, 4031