A pragmatic cluster randomized trial evaluating the impact of a community pharmacy intervention on statin adherence: rationale and design of the Community Pharmacy Assisting in Total Cardiovascular Health (CPATCH) study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Traditional randomized controlled trials are considered the gold standard for evaluating the efficacy of a treatment. However, in adherence research, limitations to this study design exist, especially when evaluating real-world appli...

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Main Authors: Shevchuk Yvonne M, Remillard Alfred J, Taylor Jeff G, Eurich Dean T, Evans Charity D, Blackburn David F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:Trials
Online Access:http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/11/1/76