Clinical Trials Logo

Clinical Trial Summary

This study's overall goal is to enhance older adults' communication skills to access medication information and services to manage their medications safely and effectively. Med Wise Rx is an online 2-session program to improve communication skills for accessing medication information and services, leading to improved medication management. 160 adults age 65 years or older taking 4 or more medications will be on study for up to 9 months.


Clinical Trial Description

This study's overall goal is to enhance older adults' communication skills to access medication information and services to manage their medications safely and effectively. Older adults are 2-3 times more likely to experience adverse drug events (ADEs) which are linked to falls, morbidity, hospitalization, loss of independence and death. More complicated regimens, poor adherence and poor communication contribute to this greater risk. The Med Wise Rx Program is an evidence-informed two-session interactive behavioral workshop that has been delivered in partnership with Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) who informed the program design. This program was evaluated with 198 older adults in 8 Wisconsin counties and found a significant increase in participants' reported self-efficacy, communication skills and requests for medication checkups or comprehensive medication reviews (CMRs). There is a need for updating the Med Wise Rx program for dissemination virtually and to systematically examine the new design's effectiveness and implementation in organizations serving older adults. The study team will conduct a Type 2 hybrid effectiveness-implementation study of Med Wise Rx delivered through a new technology-supported mode of education. A randomized patient to group treatment trial with a waitlist control group for older adults and/or caregivers aged 65 or older will be used. A mixed-methods approach will be used, incorporating surveys, observational data collection, and interviews. The RE-AIM Framework will guide and inform the processes. In collaboration with the Community Academic Aging Research Network (CAARN) and five community partners associated with 7 counties, this dissemination and implementation study will: - AIM 1. Refine strategies to disseminate and implement the Med Wise Rx communication program through enhanced digital delivery methods. - AIM 2. Develop a facilitator training program that maximizes Med Wise Rx delivery fidelity in its new format. - AIM 3. Evaluate the reach, effectiveness, adoption/ acceptability, implementation/ enactment, and maintenance of the Med Wise Rx program delivery by Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) and participants at 8 weeks and 6 months post-delivery. Protocol Amendment 1/31/24 to remove 6-month follow up time point for cohorts enrolled this spring. ;


Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT05751980
Study type Interventional
Source University of Wisconsin, Madison
Contact Dale A Wilson
Phone 608-263-4883
Email DAWilson@pharmacy.wisc.edu
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date January 23, 2023
Completion date August 2024

See also
  Status Clinical Trial Phase
Completed NCT04021771 - Trial of Simulation-based Mastery Learning to Communicate Diagnostic Uncertainty N/A
Completed NCT03629197 - Improving Communication About Pain and Opioids N/A
Completed NCT03770481 - Using a Nurse-Led Communication Strategy for Surrogates in the Intensive Care Unit N/A
Completed NCT03063268 - An Interactive Patient-Centered Consent for Research Using Medical Records N/A
Recruiting NCT06417762 - Dime La VerDAD: Verify, Debunk, and Disseminate N/A
Active, not recruiting NCT05842083 - On-site Supportive Communication Training in Doctor-patient Communication N/A
Recruiting NCT04985903 - Baby Steps III: Testing a Clinician and Patient Intervention to Promote Smoking Cessation Among Pregnant Women N/A
Enrolling by invitation NCT04308707 - Breaking Bad News Skills of Doctors and Residents in the Surgical Setting
Completed NCT04418947 - Project Resurgence Communication Trial N/A
Completed NCT03671382 - Communication During Medical Consultations in Singapore -Pilot N/A
Completed NCT04247529 - Effects of Prior Exposure to Conflicting Health Information on Responses to Subsequent Unrelated Health Messages N/A
Recruiting NCT06111001 - NHS Staff Digital Wellbeing Via AirEmail N/A
Not yet recruiting NCT05979090 - Mastery Learning in Communication Skills N/A
Completed NCT03333785 - Randomized Trial of eOncoNote N/A
Completed NCT04275830 - The Effects of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Training on Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Patients N/A
Recruiting NCT06308081 - Social Media Anti-Vaping Messages to Reduce ENDS Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority Teens N/A
Recruiting NCT05975333 - Writing Intervention With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer N/A
Completed NCT04564209 - Information Visualizations to Enhance HIV-related Communication N/A
Recruiting NCT05356962 - STOP? II: Testing of a Toolbox for Structured Communication in the Operating Room N/A
Completed NCT03906773 - Advance Care Planning GuideTailored for Primary Care Patients