PictureRx: An Intervention to Reduce Latino Health Disparities

PictureRx

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes; Medication Adherence

Treatments: Behavioral: PictureRx card

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01618409

1R43MD004048

5R43MD004048-02 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effect of Spanish-language illustrated medication instructions (PictureRx cards), compared to traditional medication instructions, on Latinos' understanding of their medication regimens. The study will also assess the effect on self-reported medication adherence. Patients with diabetes who attend participating clinics are eligible. The target sample size is 200.

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diabetes
• Latino, Spanish speaker
• Be at least 18 years old
• Must be taking at least 1 chronic medication

Exclusion criteria

• Too ill to participate in an interview
• Do not have a telephone
• Having visual acuity worse than 20/50 via Rosenbaum Visual Acuity exam (eyechart)
• Inability to communicate in either Spanish or English
• Overt psychiatric illnesses, overt delirium or dementia

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

PictureRx cards

Experimental group

Description:

Illustrated format of medication instructions that includes pictures of pills and icons to show their purpose

Treatment:

Behavioral: PictureRx card

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Usual care