None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
TEXTMEDS is a randomised controlled trial of 1400 patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) that will evaluate an innovative secondary prevention support program delivered via mobile phone text message. TEXTMEDS aims to improve medication adherence and control of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with ACS.
Interventions
The intervention group will receive secondary prevention support program delivered via mobile phone text message and an opportunity to communicate with a health counsellor over a 12 month period. The messages will provide education, support, motivation and reminders with respect to medications and lifestyle. As the focus is medication adherence at least 1 message per week will be about medications. Messages will be delivered on average 4 times per week. Participants can respond to their daily te
The intervention group will receive secondary prevention support program delivered via mobile phone text message and an opportunity to communicate with a health counsellor over a 12 month period. The messages will provide education, support, motivation and reminders with respect to medications and lifestyle. As the focus is medication adherence at least 1 message per week will be about medications. Messages will be delivered on average 4 times per week. Participants can respond to their daily text message to ask advice from their health counsellor. All responses from participants to text messages will be reviewed and responded to by the health counsellor. Once a month participants will be asked if they would like more information or support, if they reply ‘yes’ – they will be contacted by a health counsellor.
Sponsors
The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Acute coronary syndrome, a planned return to the community, ability to provide informed consent, own an operational mobile telephone and sufficient skill in English language to read and send text messages.
Exclusion criteria
Patients that do not have inclusion criteria
Outcome results
None listed