Effect of Smartphone Application (MED-AD) on Medication Adherence Among Patients With Cardiovascular Disease in Oman

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This study aims to: 1. Investigate the impact of MED-AD intervention on medication adherence among CVD patients, compared to patients receiving text message reminders or routine care alone at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months later. 2. Evaluate the effectiveness of MED-AD intervention on clinical outcomes among patients with CVD, compared to the outcomes of patients receiving text or routine care alone at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months later. This study is a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT) with three arms: 1. MED-AD intervention: MED-AD is a smartphone application that will use the following strategies (pill reminders, Medication Adherence Report, medication intake confirmation, Medical Appointment Reminder, and educational notifications) to enhance medication adherence 2. Text message reminders: Participants will receive short text message (SMS) reminders to remind them to take medications as prescribed once daily 3. Routine care only: Participants will receive routine care that does not include text messages or reminders and education through an application.

What you commit to

• Study type: Interventional
• Planned participants: 1000
• From 1 Jun 2025 to the primary completion date, 28 Jun 2026
• 1 site in 1 country
• Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who the study is looking for

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

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