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Episodic Future Thinking to Improve Anticoagulant Adherence in Atrial Fibrillation
Sponsor: Jiawen You
Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of Episodic Future Thinking (EFT) on improving medication adherence in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients taking oral anticoagulants. A total of 68 participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention group or the control group. Those in the intervention group will receive a 3-week EFT intervention in addition to the usual care, while those in the control group will receive the usual care only. Data on medication adherence, delay discounting (DD), and anticoagulation knowledge will be collected at baseline, end of intervention, and 3-month follow-up.
Official title: The Effects of Episodic Future Thinking in Promoting Adherence to Anticoagulation Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: a Randomized Controlled Trail
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
68
Start Date
2025-09-15
Completion Date
2027-03-31
Last Updated
2025-09-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Episodic future thinking
Participants will engage in episodic future thinking prompted via text-based cues and picture-based cues to help them adhere to oral anticoagulants. Participants will also receive health education on atrial fibrillation-related stroke prevention.
attention control
The control group will receive standard care, including routine health education from ward nurses and one post-discharge telephone follow-up. In additon, participants will receive a message from the researcher at the same time point each day, but the message will only involve daily greetings.
Locations (2)
Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
Guangzhou, Gangdong, China
The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, Gangdong, China