Effect of Medication Reviews Performed in High Risk Patients

NCT ID: NCT01819974

Last Updated: 2013-11-28

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

600 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-04-30

Study Completion Date

2014-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to examine whether a stratified medication review performed in patients at highest risk of experiencing medication errors have impact on numbers of medication errrors during hospitalization.

Detailed Description

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Acutely admitted medical patients will be included after admission. After inclusion and randomization the patients will be risk stratified with an existing algorithm according to risk of medication error. The patients in the intervention group will receive a medication review performed by a clinical pharmacist if they are in high medication error risk. Patients in highest medication error risk will recieve a medication review performed by a clinical pharmacologist.

Conditions

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Patients in Highest Medication Error Risk

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control

The normal procedure at the ward

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Stratified medication review

Medication review performed by either a clinical pharmacist or a clinical pharmacologist in patients with highest medication error risk

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Stratified medication review

Intervention Type OTHER

A mediciation review will be performed in patients with high medication error rik. Patients in the highest risk will receive the medication review from a clinical pharmacologist whereas patients assessed in lesser risk will receive the medication review from a clinical pharmacist.

Interventions

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Stratified medication review

A mediciation review will be performed in patients with high medication error rik. Patients in the highest risk will receive the medication review from a clinical pharmacologist whereas patients assessed in lesser risk will receive the medication review from a clinical pharmacist.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Acutely admitted
* \>17 years
* Patients being treated with at least one drug at admission

Exclusion Criteria

* Dying patients
* Suicidal patients
* Intoxicated patients
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Aarhus University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Aarhus

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, , Denmark

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Denmark

Central Contacts

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Dorthe K Bonnerup, Msc

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +4560472921

Email: [email protected]

Lars P Nielsen, MD

Role: CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

Other Identifiers

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MERIS2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id