Medication Adherence in Rheumatic Diseases

Duke University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Rheumatic Diseases

Treatments: Behavioral: Clinician-led adherence intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06018350

Pro00108618

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators will pilot test a clinician-led intervention to improve medication adherence in general rheumatology clinic across a spectrum of rheumatic diseases. The study will assess feasibility, acceptability, and fidelity, and explore signal for improved medication adherence.

Enrollment: 102 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• all providers at Southpoint Rheumatology All patients with a rheumatic disease diagnosis currently prescribed at least one rheumatic medication will be included in the analysis

Exclusion criteria

• new patients, those who are not prescribed any rheumatic disease medications, or do not have available pharmacy refill data

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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102 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Clinicians in this arm will be trained to conduct the adherence intervention in general rheumatology clinic with all follow up patients with a chronic rheumatic disease. Patients seen by these clinicians will contribute to the outcome data collection.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Clinician-led adherence intervention