Game on for heart health: study tests fun way to boost statin use
NCT ID NCT06972979
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a gamification program with remote nurse support helps people take their statin medication more consistently. About 2,200 adults who have trouble sticking to their statin routine will be enrolled. The goal is to improve heart health by making medication adherence easier and more engaging.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 2,200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults, age 18 and older * Have a phone or email on file to receive outreach to participate in the study * Have a primary care provider (PCP) employed by Ascension. * Prescribed a statin medication and had filled two statin prescriptions in the previous 12 months (one in the prior 6 months and another in the previous 6 to 12 months) * PDC \<80% in the prior 12 months * Have consented for electronic communications with Ascension Exclusion Criteria: * Patients will be excluded if they do not meet our inclusion criteria.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ascension Health
St Louis, Missouri, 63134, United States
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