Education with short message service and adherence

Comparison the effect of two types short message service (interactive and non interactive) on adherence of patients with prosthetic heart valves

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2012102011177N1

Enrollment

Registered

2013-06-07

Start date

2013-01-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Rheumatic heart valve diseases. Chronic rheumatic heart diseases

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control group: this group is without intervention. Patients just fill the self report questionnaire before and three months after the intervention and with measurement International N

Prevention

Control group: this group is without intervention. Patients just fill the self report questionnaire before and three months after the intervention and with measurement International Normalized Ratio

Non interactive group: for this group every week four educational messages is sent during three months by the researcher. The researcher has one way communication with the patients. Patients also, fil

Interactive group: for this group every week four educational messages is sent during three months by the researcher. Researcher has interact and two-way communication with patients. Number of message

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Patients who have prosthetic heart valves and their surgery are at least two months ago. Patients who take warfarin at least three months after surgery and their International Normalized Ratio (INR) must continuously be controlled. Patients who have at least literate to read and write. Patients who have a mobile phone at their home. Patients who have not vision problems or have access to a third party who is able to read and write a short message for them. Patients who have not speech, hearing and psychological problems. The age range is between 18-65 years. Exclusion criteria: Changes in the medication. Hospitalization for any reason. Patient's reluctance to continue working.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Adherence to treatment. Timepoint: Before the intervention, three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Self-report questionnaire, INR.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNadia Sedri

Tehran University of Medical Science

nadia.sa18@yahoo.com+98 34 1321 9413

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026