Effect of Daily Short Message System (SMS) Reminders on Medication Adherence to Oral Antipsychotics in Patients With Schizophrenia

Effect of Daily SMS Reminders on Medication Adherence to Oral Antipsychotics in Patients With Schizophrenia

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00873249

Acronym

SMS

Enrollment

339

Registered

2009-04-01

Start date

2009-04-30

Completion date

2010-03-31

Last updated

2010-03-24

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Conditions

Schizophrenia

Keywords

Schizophrenia, Therapeutic adherence, Short message system, Mobile phone

Brief summary

This study is a 6-month, multicenter, randomized study to assess the effect of daily SMS reminders sent during 3 months in the adherence to oral antipsychotic treatment in stabilized outpatients with schizophrenia.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Male or female patients older than 18 years * With a diagnosis of schizophrenia (DSM-IV TR criteria) * Stabilized out-patients * Under oral antipsychotic monotherapy

Exclusion criteria

* Administration of a depot antipsychotic drug * Suicide risk

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Morisky Green Questionnaire	baseline, at months 3 and 6

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Clinical Global Impression- Schizophrenia (CGI-SCH)	baseline, at months 3 and 6
Register of Adherence to Treatment (RAT)	baseline, at months 3 and 6

Countries

Spain

Outcome results