NCT00439348

Over-the-Counter Medication Usage

Improving Over-the-counter Medication Compliance.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 246 (actual)
• Sponsor: AdventHealth · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 19 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

There are several benefits of over-the-counter medications, yet there is little research evaluating how to increase patient compliance when a health care provider suggests an over-the-counter (OTC) medication. We are evaluating two types of physician directions to see which increases patient compliance with OTC medications.

Detailed description

Researchers will identify a cohort of gynecologic patients presenting for annual examinations and offer participation in the study. Physician researchers will randomize patients to 2 types of physician directions about OTC medications, then follow compliance over the course of the next 7 months. A total of 123 participants in each arm will undergo recruitment, until a total of 246 participants are recruited. Inclusion criteria include: female, non-pregnant patients presenting for annual gynecologic examinations between the ages of 19-50. Exclusion criteria include: outside of study age range, patient taking thyroid medication, history of kidney stones, history of hypercalcemia, non-English speaking.

Conditions

• Drugs, Non-Prescription
• Medication Systems

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Verbal advice	Patients receive verbal advice regarding specific over-the-counter medications.
BEHAVIORAL	Prescription	Patients receive a prescription for a specific over-the-counter medication.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-02-01
• Primary completion: 2008-11-01
• Completion: 2009-02-01
• First posted: 2007-02-23
• Last updated: 2009-11-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States