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Effectiveness Of Short Text Message Reminders On Medication Adherence In Patients With Chronic Hypertention

Evaluation Of Effectiveness Of Short Text Message Reminders On Medication Adherence In Patients With Chronic Hypertention

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2013051313315N1
Enrollment
380
Registered
2013-12-26
Start date
2013-12-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hypertention. Essential (primary) hypertension

Interventions

Intervention 1: Patients in the intervention group will be receive daily SMS messages for Recalling the time of drug use for six monthes . Intervention 2: Patients in the control group will be not re
Patients in the intervention group will be receive daily SMS messages for Recalling the time of drug use for six monthes .
Patients in the control group will be not receive any SMS messages and they will follow their usual care .

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research Of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: age between 18 and 65 years; possessing at least one personal mobile phone; being literate; ability to send and receive massages with mobile phones; receiving only oral agents. Exclusion criteria: suffering from other diseases that require taking other medications except antihypertensive drugs such as diabetes; use of complementary therapies such as herbal drugs; smoking and coronary disease or any other condition that is associated with a high risk of stroke.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Hypertention. Timepoint: start of study,1,2,3,4,5,6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: mmHg by using arm digital blood pressure device.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Hospitality. Timepoint: At end of study. Method of measurement: Patien interview.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactRoghayeh Ershad Sarabi

Tehran University of Medical Science/iran

re_ershad@kmu.ac.ir,a.ershadsarabi@gmail.com+98 21 8879 4302

Outcome results

None listed

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