Medication Review in Women With Depression and Anxiety

Applied Science Private University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depression, Anxiety; Adherence, Patient

Treatments: Other: Medication management review

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04082871

1IRB/2016/04

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study sought to assess the impact of the MMR service on identifying and resolving TRPs, improving adherence, depression and anxiety scores in females diagnosed with depression and anxiety in Jordan

Full description

Participants were recruited into this single-blind parallel randomized controlled trial and randomized into active and control groups. A clinical pharmacist identified TRPs for all participants. Adherence, depression and anxiety scores were assessed. Active group patients received the MMR service: pharmacist-delivered counseling and a letter with recommended changes in the patient's treatment plan was sent to the patient's psychiatrist to be applied. Control group participants did not receive the intervention. Follow-up assessments were completed for all patients at 3 months from baseline. Main outcome measures were TRPs, adherence, depression and anxiety scores.

Enrollment: 73 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Jordanian females or residents in Jordan for the last 12 months and planning to stay in Jordan for 6 months (the study follow-up period),
• above the age of 18 years
• diagnosed with depression and/or anxiety for at least 4 weeks duration
• taking medications for depression and/or anxiety

Exclusion criteria

• presence of a cognitive problem or sensory impairment which may prevent communication with the patient (reported by the patient's psychiatrist)
• being not able to speak or write Arabic (reported by the patient)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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73 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Active Comparator group

Description:

All pharmacist level counseling and education regarding treatment, adherence and self-care activities were delivered to the active group patients only (planned to take 15 minutes). Patient level TRPs (any TRP that could be resolved via patient education and counseling) were resolved directly with the patient by the clinical pharmacist. A letter with the identified TRPs (prioritized from most important to least important) for each patient in the active group was sent to the patient's psychiatrist by the researcher in sealed envelopes. The psychiatrist either accepted or rejected the recommendations. In case the recommendations were accepted, the psychiatrist implemented the recommended changes. Patients were informed by a phone call by the pharmacist to visit their psychiatrist soon after the recommendations were approved for the changes to be applied. If the recommendations were rejected, the psychiatrist stated the reason of rejection and discussed it with the pharmacist.

Treatment:

Other: Medication management review

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Control group patients also underwent the baseline interview with the researcher at the psychiatric clinic, TRPs were identified and documented. No intervention was provided by the pharmacist and no letter was sent to the patients' psychiatrists. In case a patient was found to have a life-threatening TRP, the patient was excluded from the study and reported to the psychiatrist due to ethical considerations. After study completion, all patients in the control group received the MMR service, and a letter with their TRPs and recommendations to resolve them was sent by the pharmacist to their psychologist

Treatment:

Other: Medication management review