Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0231179782
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Can a pharmacist detect medication errors, potential interactions and adverse drug-related events in the Emergency Department and therefore make admissions more efficient and effective?
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Not Applicable: Service delivery
Intervention
Patients who are consuming more than three medications and who are being admitted will be randomised into two groups. The first group follows the current system of doctors recording medication histories. The second group will have an intensive medication review.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
1. Detection of medications errors of prescribing, administration or supply
2. Patient side-effects, or interactions related to admission or adverse events related to medication
3. Early investigation and resolution of these events
4. Documentation of medication errors
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/01/2004
Overall trial end date
01/09/2007
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Patients admitted through the Emergency Department consuming three or more medications
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
50
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/01/2004
Recruitment end date
01/09/2007
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Southampton
SO16 6YD
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
NHS R&D Support Funding (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary