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HL7 mFHAST Research & Development Environmental Scan

A randomized controlled behavioral intervention trial to improve medication adherence in adult stroke patients with prescription tailored SMS

An article from BMC Neurology

From the results posted in PubMed: "Two hundred participants were enrolled. 38 participants were lost to follow-up. After 2 months, the mean medication score was 7.4 (95 % CI: 7.2-7.6) in the intervention group while 6.7 (95 % CI: 6.4-7.02) in the control group. The adjusted mean difference (Δ) was 0.54 (95 % CI: 0.22-0.85). The mean diastolic blood pressure in the intervention group was 2.6 mmHg (95 % CI; -5.5 to 0.15) lower compared to the usual care group."

Study RegionPakistan
OrganizationAga Khan University
Issue or ProblemIncreasing medication adherence in stroke survivor populations
Tech MediumSMS
Technology DeviceMobile phones
mFHAST ImplicationOpportunity for use of SMS to improve medication adherence for stroke survivors

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  • Link to original research article in PubMedhis was a parallel group, assessor-blinded, randomized, controlled, superiority trial. Participants were centrally randomized in fixed block sizes. Adult participants on multiple medications with access to a cell phone and stroke at least 4 weeks from onset (Onset as defined by last seen normal) were eligible.
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