MyTherapy App and Charité start a research project on adherence in transplant aftercare

27.07.2016 15:13

The Berlin Charité and the MyTherapy app are expanding their joint research work. In a pilot study with geriatric patients led by Prof. Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen, the app had already shown a positive influence on adherence. A new research project is now focusing on patients with donor kidneys: from August 1, 2016, the medical clinic with a focus on nephrology at the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin will be integrating MyTherapy into its transplant follow-up care.

Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Klemens Budde will initially have 100 patients with donor kidneys use the MyTherapy app (iOS and Android) over a period of six months. MyTherapy supports patients in taking their medications correctly and on time, recording weight and blood pressure, among other things, and organizing everyday therapy. The Charité then evaluates the effectiveness of MyTherapy in comparison to a control group of the same size.

Patients with a donor kidney in particular must ensure that they take their medication correctly. Because the risk of a complication is great: “One in six kidneys is rejected due to lack of adherence,” says Prof. Dr. Klemens Budde, “Based on the positive study results from MyTherapy, we assume that the app can lead to an improvement in transplant follow-up care.” The results of the study will be presented at the Nephrology Congress next year.