An interventional study of Transplant Medication Information Teaching Tool in Solid Organ Transplantation, sponsored by Jennifer Harrison. Completed at 1 site in Canada. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-04-08.
Sponsored by Jennifer Harrison · Not applicable and Interventional
Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) must follow complex medication regimens and require a substantial amount of education for effective self-management. The current standard of care for post-transplant medication teaching is a Self Medication education program conducted in hospital by the pharmacist. The Transplant Medication Information Teaching Tool (TMITT) is a web-based e-learning tool for SOTR developed at the Toronto General Hospital. The ability to control the content, sequence, pace and timing of education in order to achieve personal learning objectives, as well as the opportunity for ongoing review and reinforcement of information, may be an attractive, convenient and effective teaching modality.
SOTR will be randomly assigned to receive the standard of care or the standard of care plus the TMITT intervention. Primary objectives are to compare patient satisfaction and medication knowledge between the two groups at baseline and 3 months using modified versions of previously published questionnaires. Medication adherence as measured by a multidimensional approach including both subjective and objective components, will also be compared at 3 months. Our hypothesis is that an education strategy that includes both the standard pharmacist teaching followed by a tailored online e-learning intervention post-discharge will lead to improved patient satisfaction, knowledge and medication adherence.
This is the only study on the registry with Jennifer Harrison as lead sponsor.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Patients in the Standard of Care arm receive the usual in-hospital post-transplant medication teaching class led by a transplant pharmacist.
Patients in this arm receive the standard of care plus the TMITT educational intervention.
Other: Transplant Medication Information Teaching Tool
Online e-learning tool for post-transplant medication education.
Change in Medication Knowledge Score from baseline to 3 months
Medication Knowledge Score consists of 2 parts - recall of medication regimen and multiple choice knowledge questionnaire.
Time frame: Baseline and 3 months
Patient Satisfaction
Patient satisfaction with medication information received.
Time frame: Baseline and 3 months
Medication Adherence
Adherence to the immunosuppressant medication regimen is evaluated using the Multidimensional Adherence Classification System. This consists of patient self-report and measurement of standard deviation of immunosuppressant blood levels.
Time frame: 3 months
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