Influence of Participation in Randomized Controlled Trials on adheRence to Medicines' Intake and regUlar viSits to the docTor

Influence of Participation in Randomized Controlled Trials on Cardiovascular Patient's Adherence to Medicines' Intake and regUlar viSits to the docTor

A prospective non-interventional single-center study aimed to evaluate the influence of participation in international randomized controlled trials (RCT) of cardiovascular patients on their compliance and adherence to medicines' intake and regular visits to the doctor in comparison with those patients, who had never participated in RCT within the outpatient registry PROFILE (prospective, observational study).

Inclusion criterion for study group

• All patients of the outpatient register PROFILE who participated in the international randomized clinical trials from 2011 to 2018, (n≈100).

Inclusion criterion for control group

• Patients of the outpatient register PROFILE, who from 2011 to 2018 were observed in the research center for preventive medicine and never participated in international randomized clinical trials (n≈100).

Exclusion criteria for both groups

• Patients whose life status is defined as "dead"
• Patients who refused to participate in our study