Effectiveness Of A Program That Includes Counseling And Patient Support On Adherence To Treatment With Lipitor

Viatris

Status: Completed

Conditions: Medication Non-Adherence

Treatments: Behavioral: No Patient Counseling; Behavioral: Adherence Counseling

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT01078285

A2581184

Details and patient eligibility

About

Despite extensive reports of the benefits of statins in reducing serious cardiovascular events such as stroke and heart disease in patients with elevated LDL-cholesterol, patients do not take their medicines regularly as prescribed. Reasons include forgetfulness, lack of understanding of the seriousness of the disease, and fear of side effects. An intervention strategy comprising 3-5 minutes of counseling, emotional support and cost-sharing may be motivational and improve adherence to treatment.

Enrollment: 500 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male and female aged >21 years
• Have received a new or re-fil prescription for atorvastatin at first study visit to Prairie Heart Institute
• Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Unwilling to give written informed consent
• Failed statin treatment in the past
• Switched from another statin to atorvastatin because of co-pay program
• Participated in an earlier Market Research study on Impact of cholesterol management behaviors post in-clinic adherence intervention

Trial design

500 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

Treatment:

Behavioral: No Patient Counseling

Intervention Arm

Treatment:

Behavioral: Adherence Counseling