Medication error and adverse event detection and resolution by a pharmacist in the Emergency Department at Southampton General Hospital. Sub-study on patient views about medication
ISRCTN | ISRCTN01624723 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN01624723 |
Secondary identifying numbers | N0231179782 |
- Submission date
- 28/09/2007
- Registration date
- 28/09/2007
- Last edited
- 14/10/2014
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Mr Mark Tomlin
Scientific
Scientific
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Southampton General Hospital
Tremona Road
Southampton
SO16 6YD
United Kingdom
Study information
Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Hospital |
Study type | Treatment |
Scientific title | |
Study objectives | 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(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | 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 |
Primary outcome measure | 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 study start date | 01/01/2004 |
Completion date | 01/09/2007 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Not Specified |
Sex | Not Specified |
Target number of participants | 50 |
Key inclusion criteria | Patients admitted through the Emergency Department consuming three or more medications |
Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
Date of first enrolment | 01/01/2004 |
Date of final enrolment | 01/09/2007 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Southampton
SO16 6YD
United Kingdom
SO16 6YD
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health (UK)
Government
Government
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
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dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk | |
Website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en |
Funders
Funder type
Government
Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
No information available
NHS R&D Support Funding (UK)
No information available
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
IPD sharing plan |