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Register: IRCT
Last refreshed on: 22 February 2018
Main ID:  IRCT2016052528070N1
Date of registration: 2016-06-21
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Public title: Effect of SMS on carrying out the blood test in a timely manner in AF patients
Scientific title: Assess the effect of SMS to carrying out the INR test in a timely manner and Clinical Decision Support System on improving guideline adherence in the treatment of atrial fibrillation
Date of first enrolment: 2016-06-21
Target sample size: 400
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  http://en.irct.ir/trial/22849
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive.  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Name: Dr Saeed Eslami   
Address:  Medical college Mashhad Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 51 3841 2081
Email: EslamiS@mums.ac.ir
Affiliation:  Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Name: Reza Sheibani   
Address:  Medical college 917794-8564 Mashhad Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 51 3882 8888
Email: sheibanir911@mums.ac.ir
Affiliation:  Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Newly diagnosed AF that must take warfarin with outpatient follow-up will be included. Patients will be excluded from the study when they or their families do not have mobile phones for sending SMS.
Exclusion criteria:

Age minimum: no limit
Age maximum: no limit
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Atrial fibrillation and flutter
Atrial fibrillation.
Atrial fibrillation and flutter
Intervention(s)
Control group will not receive any reminder
Intervention group will receive SMS reminder for INR test and physicians will use CDSS
Treatment - Drugs
Intervention 1: Intervention group will receive SMS reminder for INR test and physicians will use CDSS. Intervention 2: Control group will not receive any reminder.
Prevention
Primary Outcome(s)
Percent time in therapeutic INR range. Timepoint: With each patient visit. Method of measurement: Therapeutic INR range for newly diagnosed AF patient is 2.0-3.0.
Carrying out the INR test in a timely manner. Timepoint: With each patient visit. Method of measurement: Compare the date on which the test must be done with a date that has been really done.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Mortality. Timepoint: At least nine months later in the follow-up period. Method of measurement: number of events.
Thromboembolic events. Timepoint: At least nine months later in the follow-up period. Method of measurement: Number of events.
Bleeding. Timepoint: At least nine months later in the follow-up period. Method of measurement: number of events.
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Results
Results available:
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