A randomised controlled trial of a pharmacy care plan for elderly patients discharged from hospital.
ISRCTN | ISRCTN66700837 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN66700837 |
Secondary identifying numbers | PSI02-25 |
- Submission date
- 23/01/2004
- Registration date
- 23/01/2004
- Last edited
- 01/12/2009
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Irwin Nazareth
Scientific
Scientific
Department of Primary Care / Population Sciences
Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust
Pond Street
Hampstead
London
NW3 2QG
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)20 7281 3093 |
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I.nazareth@ucl.ac.uk |
Study information
Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Other |
Study type | Other |
Scientific title | |
Study objectives | 1. Evaluate the efficacy of a pharmacy care plan for elderly patients above the age of 75 on four or more medications, discharged from hospital. 2. Assess the views of the hospital and community pharmacist on the service provided. 3. Assess the time taken by the hospital and community pharmacists in developing the pharmacy care plans. |
Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Pharmacy care for the elderly |
Intervention | A pharmacy care plan (PCP), specific to the needs of each patient was designed to co-ordinate and rationalise their medications. The PCP was then sent to all community professionals involved in the care of the patient. All patients were visited twice by a community pharmacist within two weeks of discharge from hospital to ensure that the care plan had been implemented. |
Intervention type | Other |
Primary outcome measure | Patient outcomes: The outcomes measured at 3 and 6 months were: 1. Mortality: total numbers of deaths 2. Morbidity: change in total scores of global well being as measured by the General well being questionnaire 3. Satisfaction with services: changes in total scores of the client satisfaction questionnaire 4. Knowledge of and compliance and hoarding of medication: changes in outcomes derived from the prescribed medicine questionnaire 5. Labelling of prescribed medication and drug interactions: derived from information contained in the prescribed medicine questionnaire 6. Hospital admission and outpatient attendance rates: changes in total numbers 7. General practice attendances and home visits: changes in total numbers Pharmacist outcomes: The views of all participating hospital and community pharmacists involved in the delivery of the care plans were assessed using a nominal group process and a questionnaire respectively. In addition the time taken to deliver each intervention was assessed using the random bleeper method for the hospital pharmacists and a self report questionnaire for the community pharmacist. |
Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
Overall study start date | 01/04/1995 |
Completion date | 01/05/1998 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Senior |
Sex | Both |
Target number of participants | Not provided at time of registration |
Key inclusion criteria | Patients living in Camden and Islington, aged over 75 years and taking four or more medicines due to be discharged between June 1995 to March 1997, were recruited to the study. The hospital pharmacists at all four hospitals and the community pharmacists allocated to each patients on discharge also participated in this study. |
Key exclusion criteria | Does not match inclusion criteria |
Date of first enrolment | 01/04/1995 |
Date of final enrolment | 01/05/1998 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Department of Primary Care / Population Sciences
London
NW3 2QG
United Kingdom
NW3 2QG
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Government
Government
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Website | http://www.doh.gov.uk |
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Funders
Funder type
Government
NHS Primary and Secondary Care Interface National Research and Development Programme (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 |
Study outputs
Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
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Results article | results | 01/01/2001 | Yes | No |