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the effect of sending short text messages as reminders on medication adherence in patients with chronic hyperlipidemia

Investigation of the effect of sending short text messages as reminders on medication adherence in patients with chronic hyperlipidemia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20180703040317N1
Enrollment
60
Registered
2019-01-31
Start date
2018-09-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-02-25

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

Conditions

Hyperlipidemia. Hyperlipidaemia, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Patients in the intervention group receive a short message remind about the use of the drug for six weeks. Intervention 2: Control group: Patients in the control gr

Sponsors

Iran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
30 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Being in the age group of 30 to 65 years, owning at least one mobile phone that has the ability to receive and send text messages, have reading and writing skills, the ability to send and receive text messages over mobile phones, and that the prescription for Patients only include oral medications

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Diseases requiring drugs other than lipid metabolism, such as blood pressure, supplementary treatments such as herbal medicines, individual tendency to non-cooperation in research

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Increased adherence to drug use in patients with high blood lipids. Timepoint: At the beginning and end of the study. Method of measurement: Morisky questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Cholesterol,. Timepoint: The beginning and the end of the study. Method of measurement: Using the results of biochemical tests to determine the serum cholesterol level in mg / dl.;Triglycerides. Timepoint: The beginning and the end of the study. Method of measurement: Using the results of biochemical tests to determine the serum triglyceride level in mg / dl.;LDL. Timepoint: The beginning and the end of the study. Method of measurement: Using the results of biochemical tests to determine the serum LDL level in mg / dl.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyedeh Zeinab Mahdian

Iran University of Medical Sciences

sz_mahdian@yahoo.com+98 21 8879 4302

Outcome results

None listed

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