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NCT04776161 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Medication Adherence Patterns in Rheumatic Diseases: A Behavioral Trial

A NA study, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
62
Enrollment target

NCT04776161: Completed NA study, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital.

NCT04776161 is a NA study that has completed, run by Brigham and Women's Hospital. The registered enrollment target is 62 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04776161, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
62 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Non-adherence to evidence-based prescription medications results in preventable morbidity and mortality for middle-aged and older adults. Taking medications intended for daily use, like those to prevent or treat chronic conditions, is a repetitive action that has great similarity with other behaviors that must be performed consistently, such as regular exercise, healthy eating, and hand washing. In these cases, people who act consistently do so out of habit. The "repetition-cue-reward" model proposes that habit formation has three central components: behavioral repetition, associated context cues, and rewards. This model has obvious applicability to the daily repetitive activity of medication-taking but has not been tested for this behavior nor adapted as an intervention for patients in real-world care settings. The goal of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of using the repetition-cue-reward model of healthy habit formation to improve medication adherence in patients with arthritis and other rheumatic diseases.

Primary Outcome

Medication adherence will be measured as the percentage of times a patient opened the electronic pill bottle out of the number of doses prescribed for each bottle in each day, averaged across the study medications and over follow-up.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Cue-Reward Intervention
  • BEHAVIORAL Cue-Reward Intervention with possible intensification

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 62 participants
Start Date 2021-08-02
Est. Completion 2022-11-10
Phase NA
Brigham and Women's Hospital

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What the finished NCT04776161 record still lists

NCT04776161 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 62 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Cue-Reward Intervention is the first listed.

NCT04776161 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04776161 about?

NCT04776161 is a clinical study titled "Medication Adherence Patterns in Rheumatic Diseases: A Behavioral Trial". Non-adherence to evidence-based prescription medications results in preventable morbidity and mortality for middle-aged and older adults. Taking medications intended for daily use, like those to prevent or treat chronic conditions, is a repetitive action that has great similarity with other behavior...

What is the current status of trial NCT04776161?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 62 participants. The study started on 2021-08-02. Estimated completion is 2022-11-10.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04776161?

The interventions under investigation include: Cue-Reward Intervention (BEHAVIORAL), Cue-Reward Intervention with possible intensification (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04776161?

This trial is sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital, which has 937 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT04776161's enrollment target sits among peer trials

62 1157th of 2000 higher than 837 of 2,000 other NA trials

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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