An Investigational Study to Test Usability of the Electronic Dosing Equipment Medicpen

Medicpen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ulcerative Colitis; Crohn's Disease

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT00917514

MP-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a study of the electronical dosing tool MedicPen and it's qualities with regards to user friendliness and medication compliance.

Full description

The medical device MedicPen will be investigated for it's qualities with regards to medication compliance and user friendliness. The patient group selected here is patients with Crohn's disease that are treated with Azathioprine. The patient selection was made since the metabolite can be easily measured and the compliance can be therefore be followed. The treatment will follow the standard care given to these patients.

Enrollment: 25 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male or female
• 18 years or older
• Provided written informed consent
• Diagnosed with Chron's disease or Ulcerative Colitis
• Treated with Azathiprine for at least 6 months prior to study start

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who are, for some reason, judged by the responsible investigator to be unable to handle the device to be tested.