Medication Adherence With Telehealthcare Medication Therapy Management
United States321 participantsStarted 2019-11-18
Plain-language summary
Improving Medication Adherence with Telehealthcare Medication Therapy Management to Change Health Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults with Asthma (MATCH) is a multi-center, randomized parallel group study targeted to an at-risk population of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) with uncontrolled asthma who have poor adherence with prescribed Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy.
Who can participate
Age range12 Years – 35 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 12 through 35 years
* Speaks English or Spanish
* Physician diagnosed asthma (without any other co-morbid pulmonary disease)
* Prescribed ICS treatment for at least 3 months prior to screening
* Adherence to Refills and Medication Scale (ARMS) 7-item questionnaire score of \>8 (low or moderate adherence)
* Current use of albuterol metered dose inhaler (MDI) for rescue: ProAir, Ventolin, albuterol sulfate (from Prasco or Teva)
* Uncontrolled asthma:
* Symptomatic asthma defined as 3 of the following in the past 4 weeks:
* Daytime symptoms of asthma more than twice per week
* Any night awakening due to asthma
* Rescue inhaler use for symptoms more than twice per week
* Any activity limitation due to asthma; OR
* Asthma Control Test score ≤19
* Has iPhone or Android smart phone with Short Message Service (SMS)
* Has access to reliable WiFi service and a device with capability for telemedicine study visits
* Ability to understand and willingness to sign consent documents
* Evidence of Propeller sensor connection in the 4-week run-in period
Exclusion Criteria:
* Use of an investigational treatment in the previous 30 days.
* Previous enrollment in MATCH Structured Interviews ( Aim 1)
* Currently enrolled in an intervention trial
* Currently uses an ICS not compatible with the Propeller sensor
* Inability to comply with study procedures, including:
* Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent (or assent in the case of a minor).
* Inability to…
What they're measuring
1
Time (days) to first exacerbation event
Timeframe: 12 months
2
Proportion of adherent days as assessed by Propeller sensors