Mt. Sinai Medical Center's pediatric GI department located in New York City recently published the 6 month results of a clinical study conducted with liver transplant patients using MediM AS communications platform provided by CareSpeak Communications.
Liver transplant patients have to take immuno-suppressant medication for the rest of their livers in order to ensure the body does not reject the transplanted organ. A group of patients with low compliance was entered into the study. Each patient received daily text messages with reminders and instructions to take their medications. In case the patients didn't confirm intake via a return text message, a caregiver (usually parent) would be notified via text messaging so they could intervene. Patients monthly blood work was checked for medication levels. Initial 6 month results show that compliance improved by more then double.
Final study results will be presented at the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) conference in San Francisco (October 31 to November 4th).
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CareSpeak Communications, Inc. is the developer of the MediM Adherence System which uses text messaging (SMS) to help patients, caregivers and health care professionals ensure proper compliance with complex medication regiments.
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