Electronic Pill Bottles or Bidirectional Text Messaging to Improve Hypertension Medication Adherence (Way 2 Text): a Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor medication adherence contributes to inadequate control of hypertension. However, the value of adherence monitoring is unknown.

Objective

To evaluate the impact of monitoring adherence with electronic pill bottles or bidirectional text messaging on improving hypertension control.

Design

Three-arm pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

Patients

One hundred forty-nine primary care patients aged 18-75 with hypertension and text messaging capabilities who were seen at least twice in the prior 12 months with at least two out-of-range blood pressure (BP) measurements, including the most recent visit.

Interventions

Patients were randomized in a 1:2:2 ratio to receive (1) usual care, (2) electronic pill bottles for medication adherence monitoring

SUBMITTER: Mehta SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6848522 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature