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Gamification and Medication Adherence (GAME Adherence)
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
Summary
A two-arm randomized controlled trial to evaluate whether a gamification intervention plus involvement of a supportive partner (social support) and sending reports to physicians (accountability) increases medication adherence in patients with hypertension and hyperlipidemia. The study will randomize 84 patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and a history of poor medication adherence seen in a single Penn Medicine clinic to an 18-week gamification intervention or to attention control text messages alone.
Official title: Gamification and Social Incentives to Augment Medication Adherence
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
84
Start Date
2022-09-12
Completion Date
2026-05
Last Updated
2025-12-04
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
HTN and Medication Adherence
Via the Way to Health platform, all patients will receive daily text messages asking about medication adherence for that day and twice weekly text messages asking if participants have measured blood pressure on that day. Participants are entered into a game. Each week they receive 90 points. If they took their medications or checked their blood pressure the prior day, they keep their points, but if not, they lose 10 points. At the end of the week if they have at least 70 points they move up a level, but if not, they drop a level. Participants start in the middle of 5 levels. Participants choose a support partner. At the start of the intervention, the study team holds a 3-way phone call with the participant and support partner to discuss ways they can help the participant meet their goal. The support partner gets a weekly email with the participant's progress. Primary care physicians will receive a monthly email noting patients' self-reported adherence and blood pressure.
Locations (1)
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States