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CompletedNCT00873249SMSUpdated Mar 24, 2010

Effect of Daily Short Message System (SMS) Reminders on Medication Adherence to Oral Antipsychotics in Patients With Schizophrenia

An observational study in Schizophrenia, sponsored by AstraZeneca. Completed at 25 sites in Spain. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2010-03-24.

Sponsored by AstraZeneca · Observational

Study type
Observational
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
339
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is a 6-month, multicenter, randomized study to assess the effect of daily SMS reminders sent during 3 months in the adherence to oral antipsychotic treatment in stabilized outpatients with schizophrenia.

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Conditions studied

  • Schizophrenia

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Keywords

  • Schizophrenia
  • Therapeutic adherence
  • Short message system
  • Mobile phone
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In context

Schizophrenia

3,470 studies on the registry are indexed under Schizophrenia; 471 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 339 is above the median of 178 across 491 observational studies indexed under Schizophrenia.

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Lead sponsor

AstraZeneca is the lead sponsor of 3,429 studies on the registry; 270 are open to participants now.

Of its 357 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 173 (48%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Stabilized outpatients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female patients older than 18 years
  • With a diagnosis of schizophrenia (DSM-IV TR criteria)
  • Stabilized out-patients
  • Under oral antipsychotic monotherapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Administration of a depot antipsychotic drug
  • Suicide risk
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Study design

Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
339 participants (actual)
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Morisky Green Questionnaire

    Time frame: baseline, at months 3 and 6

Secondary outcomes

  1. Clinical Global Impression- Schizophrenia (CGI-SCH)

    Time frame: baseline, at months 3 and 6

  2. Register of Adherence to Treatment (RAT)

    Time frame: baseline, at months 3 and 6

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Study locations

25 sites
  • Research Site
    Berga, Barcelona, Spain
  • Research Site
    Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
  • Research Site
    Santander, Cantabria, Spain
  • Research Site
    Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
  • Research Site
    Calatayud, Zaragoza, Spain
  • Research Site
    Alicante, Spain
  • Research Site
    Almeria, Spain
  • Research Site
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Research Site
    Burgos, Spain
  • Research Site
    Cordoba, Spain
  • Research Site
    Granada, Spain
  • Research Site
    Leon, Spain
  • Research Site
    Lerida, Spain
  • Research Site
    Madrid, Spain
  • Research Site
    Malaga, Spain
  • Research Site
    Murcia, Spain
  • Research Site
    Oviedo, Spain
  • Research Site
    Palma Mallorca, Spain
  • Research Site
    Salamanca, Spain
  • Research Site
    Sevilla, Spain
  • Research Site
    Tarragona, Spain
  • Research Site
    Toledo, Spain
  • Research Site
    Valencia, Spain
  • Research Site
    Valladolid, Spain
  • Research Site
    Zamora, Spain
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 24, 2010, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00873249
Lead sponsor
AstraZeneca
First posted
Apr 1, 2009
Start date
Apr 2009
Primary completion
Mar 2010
Completion
Mar 2010
Last update
Mar 24, 2010

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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