The effectiveness of daily SMS reminders in pharmaceutical care of older adults on improving patients ’ adherence to antihypertensive medication (SPPA): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

DiscussionThe SPPA trial engages community pharmacists and mobile health (mHealth) technologies via evidence-based pharmaceutical care to efficiently and cost-effectively addresses current main healthcare challenges: high prevalence of hypertension; overconsumption of cardiovascular medicines; low adherence to medication treatment; and resulting uncontrolled blood pressure. The results may identify new possibilities and capacities in healthcare with low additional costs and high value to patients.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov,NCT03105687. Registered on 07 March 2017.
Source: Trials - Category: Research Source Type: clinical trials