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ArticleJMIR research protocols2022

A Novel Remote Patient and Medication Monitoring Solution to Improve Adherence and Persistence With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Therapy (ASSIST Study): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Jordan Axelrad, Millie Long, Sara Horst, Anita Afzali, Tamar Sapir, Kristina Fajardo, Kara De Felice, Robert Sandler, Raymond Cross

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Article in JMIR research protocols, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05316584 (A Novel Remote Patient and Medication Monitoring Solution to Improve Adherence and PerSiStence With Inflammatory Bowel DiSease Therapy-ASSIST Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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2 · The registry

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NCT05316584 naactive not recruitingnot on this map

A Novel Remote Patient and Medication Monitoring Solution to Improve Adherence and PerSiStence With Inflammatory Bowel DiSease Therapy-ASSIST Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Maryland, BaltimoreRan2022 to 2026Enrolled123ConditionsInflammatory Bowel Diseases, Crohn Disease, Ulcerative ColitisArmsRemote monitoring
3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Jordan AxelradDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1951-7790
Millie LongDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5983-2758
Sara HorstDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3585-9643
Anita AfzaliDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4397-9576
Tamar SapirSynchronyx, Boca Raton, FL, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1135-427X
Kristina FajardoSynchronyx, Boca Raton, FL, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7670-9599
Kara De FeliceDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5463-4557
Robert SandlerDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1323-6245
Raymond CrossDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9766-5196
University of Cincinnati Medical Center · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USNew York University · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · USVanderbilt University · US

Funding

PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIESP30DK034987 · NIDDK · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Temitope O. Keku · 1985 to 2026
$30.5M
The Role of Enteric Infection in Flares of Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseK23DK124570 · NIDDK · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI AXELRAD, JORDAN ERIC · 2021 to 2025
$998k
NIDDK NIH HHS K23 DK124570NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK034987
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are chronic inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract. Although adherence to IBD therapies is associated with improved clinical outcomes, overall adherence is poor. Consequently, there is a critical need to develop interventions that monitor adherence in real time and identify reasons for nonadherence to support clinical teams in initiating effective interventions. Recently, electronic- and web-based platforms have been developed to monitor adherence and guide interventions. A novel remote therapy monitoring (RTM) technology, the Tappt digital health system, has been developed to monitor real-time medication adherence patterns through smart label technologies, capture patient-reported outcomes and barriers to care, and process patient data through algorithms that trigger personalized digital and human touch points between clinical visits. Such a digital health solution enables care teams to proactively identify and mitigate nonadherence and worsening clinical outcomes.

objectiveWe propose a 12-month multicenter randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of the Tappt digital health system on adherence, clinical outcomes, and health care use among patients diagnosed with IBD starting a new oral or subcutaneous therapy.

methodsThe digital health system intervention will provide automatic measurement of medication adherence via smart labels for pill bottles or injectors as well as a monitoring platform for providers. The system will prompt patients to complete a two-item assessment of symptoms monthly using the PRO-2 scales for UC and Crohn disease, from which increased symptoms will be alerted to providers. Participants will be randomized 2:1 to the intervention group or the control group, which will receive standard of care. All participants are required to complete questionnaires at baseline as well as at 12, 26, and 52 weeks. Assuming an adherence rate of 0.65 and 0.9 among control and intervention participants, respectively, we will need to enroll 123 participants: 82 (66.7%) in the intervention group and 41 (33.3%) controls. We will compare adherence as measured by the medication possession ratio, defined as the number of days of supply of medication obtained during the observation period out of the total number of days in the observation period, in participants using the RTM versus those receiving standard of care. We will also compare clinical outcomes and health care use in participants using the RTM versus those receiving standard of care.

resultsWe anticipate starting recruitment in December 2022.

conclusionsEffective medication adherence monitoring and intervention programs need to be cost-efficient, pose little or no burden to the patient, record reliable data in real time, and provide actionable insights to the health care team. We anticipate the Tappt digital health system to improve the medication possession ratio, clinical outcomes, and health care use compared with standard of care.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT05316584; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05316584. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): PRR1-10.2196/40382.

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connected healthCrohn diseaseinflammatory bowel diseasemobile phonepatient engagementremote therapy monitoringulcerative colitis

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