A Training Program of Drug Allergy for Healthcare Professionals

NCT ID: NCT06399601

Last Updated: 2024-05-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-12-09
• Study Completion Date: 2024-12-16

Brief Summary

Drug allergy is often under-recognized, yet over- (mistakenly) diagnosed, especially in Hong Kong. There is also a dire shortage of allergy specialists and facilities to tackle the overwhelming drug allergy pandemic. Fortunately, when trained, non-specialist physicians and nurses have demonstrated comparable capabilities in drug allergy evaluation compared to specialists. To potentially promote and propagate the role of non-specialist physicians and nurses toward drug allergy care, the investigators propose a study to investigate the impact of an intensive and focused drug allergy educational course conducted at the University of Hong Kong.

Detailed Description

Two identical didactic courses on drug allergy were designed. Each course will last 12 hours and conducted over 2 consecutive days (6 hours each day). All candidates will attend physically and on-site. Various aspects of drug allergy with pre-set learning objectives will be taught in-person by instructors (physicians or nurses specializing in drug allergy nominated by the University of Hong Kong). Course materials and instructors will be identical for each course.

Aims of the study Primary objective

• Investigate the change in knowledge among participants of a 2-day drug allergy educational course
• Investigate the change in clinical practice among participants of a 2-day drug allergy educational course

Secondary objectives

• Investigate the sustained change(s) in knowledge (if any) of participants of a 2-day drug allergy educational course
• Investigate the sustained change(s) in clinical practice (if any) of participants of a 2-day drug allergy educational course

Hypothesis The investigators hypothesize that candidates (practicing physicians and nurses) of the drug allergy course will gain knowledge on drug allergy, which in turn will influence and change their clinical practice.

Conditions

Drug Allergy

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Intervention group

wo identical didactic courses on drug allergy will be delivered. Changes in knowledge and clinical practice will be measured by serial practice questionnaires and knowledge quizzes conducted before and after the course. Group 1 will undergo the course first.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Drug allergy training program

Intervention Type: OTHER

Two identical didactic courses on drug allergy were designed. Each course will last 12 hours and conducted over 2 consecutive days (6 hours each day). All candidates will attend physically and on-site. Various aspects of drug allergy with pre-set learning objectives will be taught in-person by instructors (physicians or nurses specializing in drug allergy nominated by the University of Hong Kong). Course materials and instructors will be identical for each course.

Control group

Group 2 will undergo an identical course one month later. By comparing any changes in knowledge or practice between groups, this ensures that any changes in knowledge or practice were solely due to the course and not other external factors.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Drug allergy training program

Intervention Type: OTHER

Two identical didactic courses on drug allergy were designed. Each course will last 12 hours and conducted over 2 consecutive days (6 hours each day). All candidates will attend physically and on-site. Various aspects of drug allergy with pre-set learning objectives will be taught in-person by instructors (physicians or nurses specializing in drug allergy nominated by the University of Hong Kong). Course materials and instructors will be identical for each course.

Interventions

Drug allergy training program

Two identical didactic courses on drug allergy were designed. Each course will last 12 hours and conducted over 2 consecutive days (6 hours each day). All candidates will attend physically and on-site. Various aspects of drug allergy with pre-set learning objectives will be taught in-person by instructors (physicians or nurses specializing in drug allergy nominated by the University of Hong Kong). Course materials and instructors will be identical for each course.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Registered nurses or doctors actively practicing in Hong Kong
• English speaking;
• Able to complete quizzes and questionnaires;
• Aged 18 or above

Exclusion Criteria

• People who are unable to communicate in Cantonese or Mandarin
• People who are participating in other drug allergy training course

• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

The University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

School of Biomedical Science

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Countries

Hong Kong

Central Contacts

Hei Li, MBBS

Role: CONTACT

liphilip@hku.hk

2255 5995

Facility Contacts

Hei Li, MBBS

Role: primary

liphilip@hku.hk

2255 5995

Other Identifiers

Drugallergy

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id