NCT00153205

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine how effective ward-based clinical pharmacists and computerized physician order entry systems are in reducing serious medication errors in pediatric inpatients.

Trial Health

30
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2000

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
withdrawn

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2000

Completed
5.6 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 8, 2005

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 12, 2005

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2006

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2007

Completed
Last Updated

February 16, 2017

Status Verified

February 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

6.2 years

First QC Date

September 8, 2005

Last Update Submit

February 14, 2017

Conditions

Medication Errors

Keywords

medication errorsmedical records systems, computerizedpatient safety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • serious medication errors

Study Arms (2)

Introduction of A Clinical Pharmacist

PLACEBO COMPARATOR
Behavioral: computerized physician order entry

Technological

EXPERIMENTAL
Behavioral: computerized physician order entry

Interventions

computerized physician order entryBEHAVIORAL
Introduction of A Clinical PharmacistTechnological

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients in the BWH NICU in the study pods during the study period

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients in other units, non-study pods, or outside of the study period

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02120, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Medical Order Entry Systems

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hospital Information SystemsHospital AdministrationHealth Facility AdministrationOrganization and AdministrationHealth Services AdministrationManagement Information SystemsMedical Records Systems, ComputerizedMedical RecordsRecords

Study Officials

  • Rainu Kaushal

    BWH

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
0

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Rainu Kaushal, MD

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 8, 2005

First Posted

September 12, 2005

Study Start

February 1, 2000

Primary Completion

May 1, 2006

Study Completion

May 1, 2007

Last Updated

February 16, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-02

Locations

US(1)