Intervention Study on Medication Reconciliation Among Pharmacists in Two Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria

NCT ID: NCT03182972

Last Updated: 2022-11-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-08-02

Study Completion Date

2019-04-30

Brief Summary

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This study will assess the current practice of medication reconciliation among pharmacists in the selected institutions with a view to making an intervention to address gaps discovered

Detailed Description

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Background information garnering will be done among the pharmacists in the two selected hospitals to collect data on current practice of medication reconciliation. Focus group discussion will be done in the intervention group so as to identify peculiarities of their practice and to provide the best approach to carrying out the intervention. Diabetes and hypertensive patients in medical outpatient clinic will be interviewed in order to assess current practice of medication reconciliation.

Intervention will be channeled towards addressing gaps discovered. University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State will be the intervention group, while University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara State will be the control group.

The effect of the intervention will be measured over time to ensure that medication reconciliation is implemented in the selected institutions.

Conditions

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Intervention Study

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

University College Hospital, Ibadan will serve as the intervention group while University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin will serve as the control group.
Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Caregivers
Both the patients and the pharmacists recruited for the study will not be informed whether they are in the control or intervention group

Study Groups

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Intervention arm

Seminar presentation will be done using the followings:

1. Power point presentation on the following topics as it relates to medication reconciliation:

1. Communication skill (with patients and also with other members of the healthcare team)
2. Documentation of pharmaceutical care activities
3. Medication history taking
4. Drug therapy problems
5. Medication reconciliation practice
2. Case studies on medication reconciliation
3. Role plays on medication reconciliation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Medication reconciliation

Intervention Type OTHER

Pre-post intervention

Control arm

Control group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Medication reconciliation

Pre-post intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participant has diabetes and/or hypertension
* Registered pharmacists in the selected institutions

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants that are neither diabetic nor hypertensive
* Unregistered pharmacists in the selected institutions
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Ibadan

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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AKINNIYI AKINBIYI AJE

Lecturer II

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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TITILAYO O FAKEYE, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Ibadan

Locations

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University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital

Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Site Status

University College Hospital

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Site Status

Countries

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Nigeria

Other Identifiers

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MR/UCH/FMC/73247

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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