Adherence, MedicationMeGaNCT05332158
Medicines Gaps Study
A study testing Questionnaires to report barriers to medication adherence in people with Adherence, Medication and Statin Adverse Reaction, run by The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.
Trial summary
The adherence project aims to understand adherence rates and barriers to Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and statins and improve awareness of healthcare professionals on adherence across Leeds. During the first component of the project, the investigation of rates of non-adherence was classed as service evaluation. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Adherence, Medication, Statin Adverse Reaction, Anticoagulant Adverse Reaction
- What is being tested?
- Questionnaires to report barriers to medication adherence
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 3,000 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited Kingdom
- Study dates
- 30 May 2022to 30 Sep 2022
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- adult patients
- having an active repeat prescription for a DOAC and/or a statin for at least 6 months prior to the date of data extraction
- a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) for those on a DOAC and of hypercholesterolemia for those on a statin (to justify the preventive nature of the treatments)
Who cannot join
- Patients with an active repeat prescription for a DOAC and/or a statin for less than 6 months prior to the date of data extraction
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United Kingdom1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX
Emmanouela Kampouraki, PhD, 0113 3926856, mymedsurvey.lth@nhs.net
About this study
Official title: The Adherence to Oral Anticoagulants and Statins Project
The adherence project aims to understand adherence rates and barriers to Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and statins and improve awareness of healthcare professionals on adherence across Leeds.
During the first component of the project, the investigation of rates of non-adherence was classed as service evaluation. The second component of this project, which this IRAS application refers to, will look into patient perspectives and barriers to adherence. Currently, such information is not routinely collected and only requested as part of shorter or longer consultations depending on a pre-defined clinical agenda and with little attention to adherence. Two specific questionnaires have been designed and integrated within the primary care medical records systems. Following invitation for target patients on DOACs and/or statins to respond anonymously, responses to the questionnaire(s) will be stored in their medical records. Data will then be extracted from the two systems [SystmOne and Egton Medical Information Systems (EMIS)] using unique system identifiers, that will be pseudonymised at the time of extraction. All patient pseudonymised information (including medical records system identifiers and responses to the questionnaire) will be extracted by the LTHT Researcher-Pharmacist following access provided by each participating General Practitioner (GP) Practice, based on searches built centrally by the Data Quality Team of the Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
Apart from the dissemination of findings based on the questionnaire, a training package for health professionals will be designed and delivered. The aim of the training is to combine and disseminate all findings of the project, raise awareness on real-world non-adherence prevalence and the common barriers to adherence, demonstrate the usefulness of routine adherence estimation and suggest tools to address non-adherence in daily practice. The objectives of this training will also consider the training needs of healthcare professionals locally, as per the healthcare professionals survey that has been designed and circulated.
- Being tested
- Questionnaires to report barriers to medication adherence
- Keywords
- adherence, barriers, anticoagulants, statins
- Medical subject headings
- Medication Adherence
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Questionnaires to report barriers to medication adherenceBehavioural
One questionnaire specific to DOACs and one specific to statins have been integrated within the medical records system and will be sent to eligible patients to respond to following written informed consent.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention arm | Experimental | A single arm to administer questionnaires for patients barriers to adherence. Receives: Behavioral: Questionnaires to report barriers to medication adherence |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Charge from baseline adherence rates at 6 months
Barriers to DOAC and statin adherence that patients have chosen to disclose in the dedicated questionnaires. The rates of adherence based on repeat prescription data following the use of questionnaire(s) will also be compared with the individual rate before the use of questionnaire.
Measured: baseline, 6 months
Frequency of reported adherence barriers
Commonly reported and less commonly reported barriers as a percentage of all responses
Measured: immediately after the intervention
Secondary outcomes (1)
Response rate, demographic and geographic variation
Response rates in the integrated questionnaires within primary care systems
Measured: immediately after intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted18 Apr 2022
- Study start30 May 2022
- Primary completion1 Aug 2022
- Study completion30 Sep 2022 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Adherence, MedicationStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 3,000 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Emmanouela Kampouraki, PhD, Study chair, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05332158
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- PH21/145969
- Acronym
- MeGa
- Status last verified
- Aug 2022
- First submitted
- 18 Jan 2022
- Last updated
- 26 Aug 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Aug 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Adherence to Oral Anticoagulants and Statins Project
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05332158
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- MeGa / PH21/145969
- Keywords
- adherence, barriers, anticoagulants, statins
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 3,000 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group
- Study start
- 30 May 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Aug 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Sep 2022 (estimated)
- First posted
- 18 Apr 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The adherence project aims to understand adherence rates and barriers to Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and statins and improve awareness of healthcare professionals on adherence across Leeds.
During the first component of the project, the investigation of rates of non-adherence was classed as service evaluation. The second component of this project, which this IRAS application refers to, will look into patient perspectives and barriers to adherence. Currently, such information is not routinely collected and only requested as part of shorter or longer consultations depending on a pre-defined clinical agenda and with little attention to adherence. Two specific questionnaires have been designed and integrated within the primary care medical records systems. Following invitation for target patients on DOACs and/or statins to respond anonymously, responses to the questionnaire(s) will be stored in their medical records. Data will then be extracted from the two systems [SystmOne and Egton Medical Information Systems (EMIS)] using unique system identifiers, that will be pseudonymised at the time of extraction. All patient pseudonymised information (including medical records system identifiers and responses to the questionnaire) will be extracted by the LTHT Researcher-Pharmacist following access provided by each participating General Practitioner (GP) Practice, based on searches built centrally by the Data Quality Team of the Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
Apart from the dissemination of findings based on the questionnaire, a training package for health professionals will be designed and delivered. The aim of the training is to combine and disseminate all findings of the project, raise awareness on real-world non-adherence prevalence and the common barriers to adherence, demonstrate the usefulness of routine adherence estimation and suggest tools to address non-adherence in daily practice. The objectives of this training will also consider the training needs of healthcare professionals locally, as per the healthcare professionals survey that has been designed and circulated.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention arm | Experimental | Behavioral: Questionnaires to report barriers to medication adherenceA single arm to administer questionnaires for patients barriers to adherence. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- adult patients
- having an active repeat prescription for a DOAC and/or a statin for at least 6 months prior to the date of data extraction
- a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) for those on a DOAC and of hypercholesterolemia for those on a statin (to justify the preventive nature of the treatments)
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Patients with an active repeat prescription for a DOAC and/or a statin for less than 6 months prior to the date of data extraction
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Questionnaires to report barriers to medication adherenceOne questionnaire specific to DOACs and one specific to statins have been integrated within the medical records system and will be sent to eligible patients to respond to following written informed consent. | Behavioural | Intervention arm |
Primary outcome
Charge from baseline adherence rates at 6 months
Time frame: baseline, 6 months
Barriers to DOAC and statin adherence that patients have chosen to disclose in the dedicated questionnaires. The rates of adherence based on repeat prescription data following the use of questionnaire(s) will also be compared with the individual rate before the use of questionnaire.
Frequency of reported adherence barriers
Time frame: immediately after the intervention
Commonly reported and less commonly reported barriers as a percentage of all responses
1 secondary outcome
Response rate, demographic and geographic variation
Time frame: immediately after intervention
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 Aug 2022.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Emmanouela Kampouraki, PhD study chair
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Questionnaires to report barriers to medication adherence in people with Adherence, Medication and Statin Adverse Reaction, run by The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Aug 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Emmanouela Kampouraki, PhD (0113 3926856, mymedsurvey.lth@nhs.net), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Charge from baseline adherence rates at 6 months (time frame: baseline, 6 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Aug 2022.