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Effectiveness of Phone Call and Video-based Interventions to Improve Adherence to Medications in Hypertensive Patients
Led by University of Ghana · Updated on 2025-04-15
1400
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
26 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out if phone call and video-based interventions that seek to educate people with uncontrolled high blood pressure and also remind them to take their medicines will improve adherence to their medicines. It will also examine if the interventions are economical to implement. The main objectives of the study are: * Design videos and phone call-based interventions for people with hypertension. * Examine the effect of videos and phone call-based intervention on adherence to medication in people with hypertension. * Calculate the costs associated with the mobile health intervention * Examine the factors influencing acceptance of video and phone calls based interventions for improving adherence to antihypertensive medications among patients Participants will: * Receive the intervention thrice weekly for 3 months * Visit the health facility at the end of 3 months for check up and measurement of outcome variables (adherence and blood pressure). Additionally, at the end of 3 months, the acceptability of the interventions will be measured among the participants who received either phone call or video. Researchers will compare the two groups (one group will utilize phone call whereas the other videos) with the control group to see if the mobile interventions improve adherence to medicines. Only adults 18 years and above in selected health facilities in the Eastern will participate in the study. The selected participants should have uncontrolled blood pressure based on readings from last 2 visits. To be included in the study, the participants need to own a smartphone.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Effectiveness of Phone Call and Video-based Interventions to Improve Adherence to Medications in Hypertensive Patients
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adult aged 18 years or older
- Diagnosed with hypertension
- Have uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg) documented on 2 clinic visits
- Prescribed at least one antihypertensive medication for 2 months before the study
- Own or have access to a smartphone at all times
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnant women with hypertension or within 3 months postpartum
- Hypertensive patients with diabetes, liver failure, or kidney disease
- Planning to travel out of the country during the study period
- Currently participating in another mobile health or medication adherence intervention
- Have a psychiatric disease or mental illness
- Have a visual impairment
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
St Joseph Catholic Hospital
Efiduase, Koforidua, Ghana
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Research Team
G
Grace Okai, MPhil
CONTACT
G
Gordon Abekah-Nkrumah, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
3
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