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Trial reportBMC geriatrics2023

Impact of medication therapy management (MTM) service model on multi-morbidity (MMD) patients with hypertension: a pilot RCT.

Na Li, Jin-Fang Song, Ming-Zhu Zhang, Xiao-Min Lv, Hui-Lian Hua, Yi-Ling Chang

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC geriatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Impact of patient care teams on blood pressure control in patients with hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Na Li *Department of Pharmacy, Taizhou People's Hospital, No.366, Taihu Road, Taizhou City, 225300, Jiangsu Province, China. linana_2055@163.com.
Jin-Fang Song *Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.
Ming-Zhu ZhangShandong Provincial Third Hospital, Jinan, Shandong Province, China.
Xiao-Min LvDepartment of Pharmacy, Taizhou People's Hospital, No.366, Taihu Road, Taizhou City, 225300, Jiangsu Province, China.
Hui-Lian HuaDepartment of Pharmacy, Taizhou People's Hospital, No.366, Taihu Road, Taizhou City, 225300, Jiangsu Province, China. rmyyhhl@sina.com.
Yi-Ling ChangDepartment of Pharmacy, Taizhou People's Hospital, No.366, Taihu Road, Taizhou City, 225300, Jiangsu Province, China.
Taizhou People's Hospital · CNNantong University · CNShandong Provincial Hospital · CNTaizhou Fourth People's Hospital · CNXuzhou Medical College · CN

Funding

Beijing Medical Award Foundation YXJL-2020-0276-0009the Hospital Pharmaceutical Research Project of Jiangsu Pharmaceutical Association and Hengrui H202025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study explored the impact of MTM service on MMD patients with hypertension.

methodsA total of 120 MMD inpatients from September to November 2019 were received and randomly divided into intervention group and control group. General services for noninfectious chronic diseases were given to the control group, while a standard MTM service was given to the intervention group. Patients' blood pressure, EQ-5D utility value, readmission rate, drug-related problems, and average daily medication therapy cost were compared between the two groups and within the groups. This was done at the initial admission phase and in the first, third, sixth, and twelfth months after discharge.

resultsThe intervention group had significantly lower blood pressure and average daily medication therapy cost 12 months after discharge compared to the control group (systolic blood pressure: P = 0.023, diastolic blood pressure: P < 0.001, average daily medication therapy cost: P = 0.049); the number of DRPs decreased in both groups 12 months after discharge; the number of DRPs solved in the intervention group in the third, sixth and twelfth months after discharge were statistically higher compared with that in the control group (P = 0.013, P = 0.012, P = 0.001); there was no significant difference in the EQ-5D utility value and readmission rate between the two groups (P > 0.05).

conclusionsMTM implementation in MMD patients can improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare-related costs among MMD patients.

trial registrationChinese Clinical Trial Register ChiCTR2200065111, date of registration: October 28, 2022.

Indexed as

HypertensionMedication Therapy ManagementBlood PressureHealth Care CostsHumansMultimorbidityClinical pharmacistMedication therapy management (MTM)Multi-morbidity (MMD)Polypharmacy

Identifiers

PMID36609228
PMCPMC9824935
OpenAlexW4313644920

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