Improving Adherence to Statin Therapy Through a Medication Management Application (NCT05777655) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Improving Adherence to Statin Therapy Through a Medication Management Application
Germany250 participantsStarted 2023-02-17
Plain-language summary
Interventional study to compare standard of care vs standard of care plus the use of a medication therapy management smartphone app (mediteo m+, Mediteo GmbH, Heidelberg) in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and indication to start high intensity statin therapy.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Age \>18 years
* Atherosclerosis (neurovascular, cardiac or peripheral) with an indication to start a high intensity statin-therapy (equivalent to 40mg of atorvastatin or 20mg of rosuvastatin; start of statin therapy +/- 10 days of enrolment)
* Statin naivety
* LDL-C \>100 mg/dl. No older than 21 days
Exclusion Criteria:
* Inability to take medication independently or to use the mediteo m+ app independently (e.g. people in need of care, people with dementia)
* Patient has no own smartphone (no device provided for this study)
* Prior drug therapy to lower LDL-C within the last 30 days
* Active cancer (defined as a diagnosis of cancer within 6 months before enrolment, any treatment for cancer within the previous 6 months, or recurrent or metastatic cancer) or other severe concomitant disease with a life expectancy of \<6 months
* Use of a digital therapy management application (including mediteo or mediteo m+) within the last month
* Participation in another interventional trial
* Pregnancy
* Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent