Clinical trial NCT00971022: Discount Generic Prescription Study
Official title: Discount Generic Prescription Utilization in Low-income Populations
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Poverty
Low-Income Population
Keywords: Low-income populations
Chronic health condition
Prescription medication
Prescription drugs
Discount generic prescription programs
Survey
Awareness
Focus Group
Houston
Lead sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2009-09-03
Enrollment: 574
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Adults or an adult's family member, over the age of 18, with a low-income (less than $30,000/year) and a chronic health condition requiring prescriptions.

Brief summary: The goal of this study is to learn about the factors that influence people to take part in discount generic prescription programs.

The primary objective of this study is to identify the factors associated with awareness and utilization of discount generic prescription programs and how two low-income populations in Houston utilize the $4 for a 30-day supply or $10 for a 90-day supply, Generic Prescriptions Program offered by Kroger, Randalls, Target, Walmart, HEB, CVS, and Walgreens.

Detailed description: If you agree to take part in this study, you will take part in a focus group. The focus group will consist of about 8 people who will discuss beliefs about generic medication, awareness of discount generic prescription programs, and use of the discount generic prescription program. The focus group will last about 90 minutes.

During the focus group, you will complete a form that asks for basic demographic information (such as your age and sex).

The focus group discussions will be taped, and the recorded tapes will be transcribed word-for-word. The taped recording of the focus group study will be stored in a safe and secured locker by the study chair. The taped recordings will be destroyed after 5 years.

Length of Study:

Your participation on this study will end once you complete the focus group.

This is an investigational study.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 18 and older
* Low-income (less than $30,000/year)
* Ability to speak English
* Ability to read and write in English
* Chronic health condition requiring prescription medication or family member with chronic health condition requiring prescription medication.

Exclusion Criteria:

* None

Primary outcomes:
measure: Number of low-income adults who are aware of discount generic prescription programs (Survey)
timeFrame: 12 Months (estimated survey completion time 20 minutes)
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: Independence Heights Community Health Center
state: Texas
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: HOPE Clinic
state: Texas
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: Second Mile Mission Center
state: Texas
Study officials:
affiliation: UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
name: Lovell A. Jones, PHD, BS, MA
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
name: Anthony Omojasola, DRPH
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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