NCT01729572

Measuring the Effect of Remote Monitoring of Treatment Adherence on the Risk of Re-admission of Ambulatory Schizophrenic Patients

The Effect of add-on Tele Medicine Monitoring of Medication Adherence, on the Risk of Re-hospitalisation of Ambulatory Schizophrenic Patients. an Open, Prospective, Randomised Controled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Shalvata Mental Health Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Schizophrenia is a chronic debilitating mental disorder, characterised by a relapsing remitting course. Although anti-psychotics can prevent relapse, its effect on schizophrenia outcome remains very limited, mainly due to very poor adherence to medications by the patients. This study aims to find, whether the add-on of remote monitoring of medication compliance via tele-medicine, to routine out-patient clinic care, can improve patients adherence and reduce the risk of relapse.

Detailed description

Schizophrenia is a chronic debilitating mental disorder, characterised by a relapsing remitting course. Although anti-psychotics can prevent relapse, its effect on schizophrenia outcome remains very limited, mainly due to very poor adherence to medications by the patients. This study aims to find, whether the add-on of remote monitoring of medication compliance via tele-medicine, to routine out-patient clinic care, can improve patients adherence and reduce the risk of relapse. The study is an uni center, open, prospective, randomised and controlled.

Conditions

• Schizophrenia
• Schizoaffective Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Tele-medicine monitoring of medication adherence

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-01-01
• Primary completion: 2015-08-01
• Completion: 2015-08-01
• First posted: 2012-11-20
• Last updated: 2014-04-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel