Improving Medication Adherence Using Family-focused and Literacy-sensitive Strategies (NCT05548413)
Improving Medication Adherence Using Family-focused and Literacy-sensitive Strategies in Patients With Heart Failure
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
People with heart failure who do not take their medications as prescribed are at high risk of complications leading to hospitalization, death and poor quality of life. In the proposed intervention, nurses will use easy-to-understand language to coach patients and their care partners to help them work together and build skills to overcome their individual barriers to adherence in order to 1) improve and sustain patient medication adherence; 2) reduce hospitalization; 3) improve quality of life. If effective, this intervention will support long-term medication adherence, thus reducing hospitalizations related to heart failure and quality of life.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (9 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (14 items).
Location: Jia-Rong Wu — Lexington, Kentucky
Age range: 18 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
- FamLit (BEHAVIORAL)
- Attention Control (BEHAVIORAL)
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria - Patient Participants:
- cognitive impairment as indicated by having difficulties to understand and give informed consent
- a recent hospitalization within 3 months of study enrollment
- co-existing end-stage renal disease or terminal illness such as advanced malignancy, or any other condition with less than 1-year life expectancy
- psychotic illness
- current alcohol dependence or other substance abuse
- inability to speak English or other communication barrier
- currently or have received any similar self-care intervention recently in the past year Inclusion Criteria - Care Partners:
- unpaid family member, friend, partner, or other relation who is involved in the patients' care at least 3 times a week, designated by the patient
- willing to receive interventions with the patient together
- 18 years of age or older Exclusion Criteria - Care Partners:
- cognitive impairment as indicated by having difficulties to understand and give informed consent
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Jia-Rong Wu — Lexington, Kentucky
📞 Contact the Study Coordinator
Phone: (859) 323-4712
Email: jiarong.wu2@uky.edu
Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
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💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.