NCT03511027.

Study name	Medication dispenser to improve care at home for the elderly
Methods	RCT
Participants	Inclusion: 18 years and older, manage medications independently at home, stabilised on medication, mild to moderate cognitive/physical impairments, Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) not less than 16, English speaking Exclusion: absent from community for longer than 1 month during study, inability to access study site pharmacy following discharge
Interventions	All participants will undergo screening for self‐medication readiness, will receive self‐medication education by a study occupational therapist and a 5‐day self‐medication performance assessment by a registered nurse before discharge Intervention: medication self‐management education + orientation to Karie Automated Medication Delivery by the study Occupational Therapist (SME + K). Participants will use the Karie device for all applicable medications for the study duration Control: medication self‐management education (SME) by an occupational therapist followed by a 5‐day self‐medication performance assessment by a registered nurse before discharge. Patients will fill prescriptions as usual for duration of the study
Outcomes	Medication adherence using the Medication Adherence Questionnaire (MAQ) and medication 7‐day recall, self‐medication behaviours using the Self‐Efficacy for Appropriate Medication Scale (SEAMS), quality of life (EQ‐5D), health care consumption (hospitalisations, GP visits, and emergency department visits), economic analysis
Starting date	Start date: December 2018. Anticipated completion: September 2019
Contact information	Lee Verweel (email: lee.verweel@westpark.org)
Notes	NCT03511027; study protocol available on trial registry Investigator contacted – enrolment ongoing, no available results Need to determine mean/median age to confirm eligibility once results are available