Evaluation of primary hospital educational intervention
ISRCTN | ISRCTN73983810 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN73983810 |
Secondary identifying numbers | 071669 |
- Submission date
- 24/03/2009
- Registration date
- 06/05/2009
- Last edited
- 02/09/2013
- 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 Indika Gawarramana
Scientific
Scientific
SACTRC
Faculty of Medicine
University of Peradeniya
Peradeniya
20400
Sri Lanka
Phone | +94 (0)81 447 9822 |
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indika@sactrc.org |
Study information
Study design | Cluster 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 | A hospital based cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate treatment behaviour following educational interventions and essential antidote stocking in the treatment of acute poisoning patients |
Study objectives | That the provision of an education program on management of self-poisoning with supply of essential antidote stock will improve management of self-poisoning when compared with the provision of guidelines alone. |
Ethics approval(s) | University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka gave approval on the 13th December 2007 |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Clinical guidelines of the treatment of acutely poisoned patients |
Intervention | A half-day interactive teaching session using a lecture/workshop format delivered by an expert (consultant physician) in the primary hospital to medical and other hospital staff. The distribution of posters describing treatment algorithms derived from National Poison Treatment Guidelines Book plus distribution of promotional items with reminder messages (folders for patient's inpatient notes, whiteboards for the wards and pens; all with prompts to look-up the National Poison Guidelines). |
Intervention type | Other |
Primary outcome measure | 1. Use of forced emesis 2. Use of activated charcoal 3. Use of pralidoxime 4. Use of antidotes for paracetamol Collected continuously and analysed at 6 and 12 months post-intervention. |
Secondary outcome measures | 1. Cost of treatment 2. Deaths from poisoning 3. Extent of irreversible acetylcholinesterase inhibition following organophosphate ingestion 4. Improvement in antidote stocking Analysed at 12 months. |
Overall study start date | 01/10/2008 |
Completion date | 01/12/2009 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Other |
Sex | Not Specified |
Target number of participants | 42 hospitals |
Key inclusion criteria | All primary rural hospitals in North Central Province with inpatient facilities |
Key exclusion criteria | Primary hospitals without inpatient facilities |
Date of first enrolment | 01/10/2008 |
Date of final enrolment | 01/12/2009 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Sri Lanka
Study participating centre
SACTRC
Peradeniya
20400
Sri Lanka
20400
Sri Lanka
Sponsor information
South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration (SACTRC) (Sri Lanka)
Research organisation
Research organisation
c/o Professor Andrew Hamilton Dawson
Program Director, Visiting Professor of Medicine
University of Peradeniya
Peradeniya
20400
Sri Lanka
Phone | +94 (0)81 447 9822 |
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adawson@sactrc.org | |
Website | http://www.sactrc.org |
https://ror.org/04z435g27 |
Funders
Funder type
Charity
International Collaborative Research Grant:
No information available
The Wellcome Trust (UK) (grant ref: 071669)
No information available
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
Government organisation / National government
Government organisation / National government
- Alternative name(s)
- NHMRC
- Location
- Australia
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 | 19/08/2013 | Yes | No |