Texts and calendars could boost blood thinner use in heart patients
NCT ID NCT07543393
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 'nudge' program—including text reminders, a medication calendar, and an action plan—to help 84 adults with atrial fibrillation take their blood thinners consistently. Participants will watch an educational video, create a daily pill-taking routine, and receive fewer texts over 8 weeks. The goal is to see if these simple prompts improve adherence and reduce stroke risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nudge intervention (educational video, action plan, medication calendar, SMS reminders, feedback messages, telephone call)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to help people with atrial fibrillation stick to their blood thinner medication, reducing stroke risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 84 participants. The intervention is behavioral, so results may vary widely and may not apply to everyone. It does not test a new drug or cure.
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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 84 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Age ≥18 years Diagnosed with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) confirmed by medical records Prescribed oral anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin, rivaroxaban, apixaban, dabigatran, edoxaban) for at least 3 months Own a personal mobile phone capable of receiving SMS messages Willing and able to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Severe cognitive impairment or psychiatric disorder that would preclude completion of questionnaires or adherence to the intervention Life expectancy \<6 months due to comorbid conditions Currently enrolled in another medication adherence intervention study Unable to read or understand Chinese (since validated Chinese scales are used)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Gu'ang'zhou, Guangdong, 510120, China
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