Reducing Prescribing Errors: to determine if a pocket sized laminated card summarising obstetrics and gynaecological therapeutics can reduce house officers' prescribing errors
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN57459249 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN57459249 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | HSR/041 441452 |
- Submission date
- 23/01/2004
- Registration date
- 23/01/2004
- Last edited
- 29/10/2019
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Pregnancy and Childbirth
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
Dr Nicholas Johnson
Scientific
Scientific
Leeds General Infirmary
Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Clarendon Wing
Leeds
LS2 9NS
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)113 292 3891 |
|---|---|
| abc@email.com |
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Hospital |
| Study type | Prevention |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet |
| Scientific title | Reducing Prescribing Errors: to determine if a pocket sized laminated card summarising obstetrics and gynaecological therapeutics can reduce house officers' prescribing errors |
| Study objectives | To see if pocket reference cards reduce prescribing errors. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Pregnancy and childbirth |
| Intervention | A portable, robust summary of prescribing relevant to obstetrics and gynaecology will be given to new SHOs in the Yorkshire region. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Prescribing error rates recorded by local ward pharmacists. The value of aid to house officers will be assessed by a structured interview. |
| Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
| Overall study start date | 07/01/1996 |
| Completion date | 04/01/1998 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | Not provided at time of registration |
| Key inclusion criteria | Senior House Officers (SHO) |
| Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Date of first enrolment | 07/01/1996 |
| Date of final enrolment | 04/01/1998 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Leeds General Infirmary
Leeds
LS2 9NS
United Kingdom
LS2 9NS
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - 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 |
|---|---|
| dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk | |
| Website | http://www.doh.gov.uk |
Funders
Funder type
Government
NHS Executive Northern and Yorkshire (UK)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Editorial Notes
29/10/2019: No publications found. All search options exhausted.
