Diabetes, Hypertension
Conditions
Brief summary
The investigators seek to increase medication adherence of subjects. The investigators will send mailings to customers of an insurance company, asking them to predict or commit to a certain level of behavior. The investigators will measure whether this increases medication adherence.
Detailed description
The investigators seek to increase medication adherence of subjects. The investigators will send mailings to customers of an insurance company, asking them to predict or commit to a certain level of behavior. The investigators will measure whether this increases medication adherence. The investigators will send mailings to subjects once per month, and elicit responses via mail, phone, and web surveys.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPrediction mailing
Ask people to predict their upcoming medication adherence
BEHAVIORALCommitment mailing
Ask people to commit to their upcoming medication adherence
BEHAVIORALReminder
Remind people to take their medicine
BEHAVIORALAnonymity
Keep patient predictions and commitment anonymous
BEHAVIORALIdentification
Ask patients to report their predictions and commitments
Sponsors
University of Pennsylvania
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* customers of the investigators' insurance company partner
Exclusion criteria
* none
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Medication refills | 6 months | frequency of refilling medication |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hemoglobin A1C | 6 months |
| LDL cholesterol | 6 months |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed