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Effects of a Clinical Pharmacist Service on Health-related Quality of Life

NCT ID: NCT01016301

Last Updated: 2015-11-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

400 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-09-30

Study Completion Date

2011-07-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of the present study is to evaluate effects of a clinical pharmacist service on health-related quality of life and prescribing of drugs.

Detailed Description

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A randomized controlled trial is performed in two internal medicine wards at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.

Conditions

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Quality of Life

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Pharmacist service,

The pharmacist service consists of medication review, drug treatment discussion with the patient, and a medication report.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Pharmacist service

Intervention Type OTHER

Medication Review, medication report

Control

Usual care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Pharmacist service

Medication Review, medication report

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All patients admitted to the wards during week days after decision of a ward physician or nurse if the medical condition allows inclusion

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients transferred to wards not belonging to the department of medicine or other hospitals during the hospital stay are also excluded.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sahlgrenska University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Susanna Wallerstedt

MD, PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Susanna Wallerstedt, MD, Ass Prof

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Locations

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Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Mölndal, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

References

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Bladh L, Ottosson E, Karlsson J, Klintberg L, Wallerstedt SM. Effects of a clinical pharmacist service on health-related quality of life and prescribing of drugs: a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011 Sep;20(9):738-46. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs.2009.039693. Epub 2011 Jan 5.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21209140 (View on PubMed)

Wallerstedt SM, Bladh L, Ramsberg J. A cost-effectiveness analysis of an in-hospital clinical pharmacist service. BMJ Open. 2012 Jan 5;2(1):e000329. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000329. Print 2012.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 22223840 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CPS1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id