Evaluation of primary hospital educational intervention

ISRCTN	ISRCTN73983810
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN73983810
Protocol serial number	071669
Sponsor	South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration (SACTRC) (Sri Lanka)
Funders	International Collaborative Research Grant:, The Wellcome Trust (UK) (grant ref: 071669), National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)

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

SACTRC
Faculty of Medicine
University of Peradeniya
Peradeniya
20400
Sri Lanka

Phone	+94 (0)81 447 9822
Email	indika@sactrc.org

Study information

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Cluster randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
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(s)	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.
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	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.
Completion date	01/12/2009

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Other
Sex
Target sample size at registration	42
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

Results and Publications

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	19/08/2013		Yes	No