NCT01684176

Tailored Intervention to Improve Patient Adherence to Secondary Stroke Prevention Medication

Pharmacist Intervention Programme to Improve Medication Adherence in Stroke Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 211 (actual)
• Sponsor: Odense University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Patient suffering a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) or stroke are subsequently at high risk of a new stroke, however, poor adherence to secondary prevention medications occurs frequently within this patient group. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a complex tailored pharmacist intervention will lead to increased adherence to secondary stroke prevention medications and less new stroke events when compared to a usual care group. Interventions focus on motivational interviewing, medication review and telephone follow up.

Conditions

• Stroke
• Transient Ischemic Attack

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Complex tailored intervention
BEHAVIORAL	Usual care

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-08-01
• Primary completion: 2013-02-01
• Completion: 2014-06-01
• First posted: 2012-09-12
• Last updated: 2015-01-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark