RBR‐79dn4k.
| Study name | Impact of an intervention program on nonadherence to drugs in ulcerative colitis patients: randomised clinical trial |
| Methods | RCT |
| Participants | 90 |
| Interventions | IG: video of approximately 5 minutes duration will be presented presenting basic contents on IBD and importance of adherence to the prescribed drug treatment, made by the research team. The video is available on following link: https://youtu.be/vcvm9DXAXNg. Educational booklet will be presented presenting basic contents on the UC and the importance of adherence to the prescribed drug treatment, prepared by the research team based on the available scientific evidence. The subject will have 10 minutes for silent reading, and at the end, the team will be available to answer questions from the participants. The verbal guidelines will be using as reference the drug monographs available in the Micromedex® database. Behavioral interventions: ‐ a therapeutic scheme shall be drawn up. Participants who demonstrate difficulty in understanding the written guidelines shall additionally receive a Pharmaceutical Guidance in order to facilitate the understanding of schedules and quantities of each prescribed medication. Short Message Service (SMS) messages will be sent to the cell phones registered by the participants: ‐ Reminder messages of the date of care for procurement of medicines. This intervention will be carried out at least 2 days before the date of return and 2 hours before the scheduled time; ‐ messages of the motivational type with the contents exemplified. This intervention will be carried out once a week. CG: participants will not receive the above |
| Outcomes | Medication adherence QOL Clinical status |
| Starting date | 10 January 2019 |
| Contact information | Genoile Oliveira Santana: milabahia@yahoo.com.br |
| Notes | The authors responded they are submitting the complete work for publication and it will be soon fully available. |
CG: control group; HRQoL: health‐related quality of life; IBD: inflammatory bowel disease; IG: Intervention group; QOL: quality of life; RCT: randomised controlled trial; UC: ulcerative colitis