A Smartphone App on Medication Adherence

Kaohsiung Medical University

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Medication Adherence

Treatments: Behavioral: the MedAdhere app

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05892120

KMURCT20200096

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is an experimental study which aims to explore the effectiveness of a smartphone app for medication adherence (MedAdhere app) among schizophrenic patients for eight weeks.

Full description

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that causes severe functional disabilities and imposes a heavy economic burden. Poor medication adherence is one of the major causes of relapse of psychiatric symptoms in schizophrenic patients. This is an experimental study which aims to explore the effectiveness of a smartphone app for medication adherence (MedAdhere app) among schizophrenic patients for eight weeks.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• schizophrenia
• aged 20 to 65 years
• able to read traditional Chinese
• owning a smartphone
• currently admitted at a psychiatric day-care center

Exclusion criteria

• Intellectually disabled or severe cognitive function impairment (Dementia)

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

control group

Description:

The control group only received usual care, the PANSS and MMSE were used to assess psychiatric symptoms and cognitive functions before (week 0) and after 8 weeks.

experimental group

Description:

The experimental group use the MedAdhere app for eight weeks, the PANSS and MMSE were used to assess psychiatric symptoms and cognitive functions before (week 0) and after (week 8) intervention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: the MedAdhere app