A Mobile App for Medication Adherence in Persons With Hypertension: a Pilot Study

Adaptive Digital Interventions Through Mobile App for Medication Adherence Improvement in Persons With Hypertension: a Pilot Study for Usability

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06228417

Enrollment

Registered

2024-01-29

Start date

2020-02-23

Completion date

2021-03-01

Last updated

2024-03-19

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Conditions

Hypertension

Keywords

artificial intelligence, focus group, adherence, medication, pilot study

Brief summary

A development and pilot test of an app targeting persons with hypertension. Content in the app was based on persons with hypertensions experiences and a literature review. The participants experience of using the app as well as testing a instrument for medication adherence.

Interventions

OTHERAdaptive digital intervention

Participants received reminder for medication intake on daily basis. Also, short message regarding hypertension, medication and lifestyle changes

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

40 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 40-70 years of age, * have hypertension (i.e., ICD 10 codes I10-I15 in the person's medical history) for ≥1 year * have been prescribed medications to treat said hypertension * speak and understand Swedish * have a smartphone

Exclusion criteria

* having received medication with unit-dose packages (Apodos) * previous stroke * previous myocardial infarction * psychological disorder or cognitive impairment (i.e. ICD 10 codes F01-F99) * pregnancy-induced hypertension´ * insulin treatment * kidney disease, defined as glomerulus filtration rate (GFR) \<60 ml/min.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Medication adherence	two weeks	Medication adherence measured by the participants self-reported intake of daily medication in the app. The usage is described in frequencies and response time.
Adherence hypertension medication	two weeks	Medication score through the Maastricht Utrecht Adherence in Hypertension (MUAH-16) questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of four subscales: two of them measures positive and two others measures negative aspects of attitudes to medication adherence and health problem. Min value for each subscale are 4 and maximum 28. Higher value indicate better outcome

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026