NCT02028793

Brief Summary

National Health Insurance Administration, Taiwan has provided a protocol for community pharmacist to offer home pharmaceutical care for the patients with high health expenditures. Since community pharmacists need to visit patients for consultation and check their medications, it has been thought to have pressure for them in various areas. This study intends to investigate the factors related to the pressure and intention for leaving this protocol. The hypothesis are that community pharmacist who works longer, has economic pressure, and longer year of practice will have higher pressure and strong intention for leaving.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
160

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2013

Shorter than P25 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2013

Completed
23 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 24, 2013

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 7, 2014

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 1, 2014

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 1, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

August 28, 2014

Status Verified

August 1, 2014

Enrollment Period

9 months

First QC Date

November 24, 2013

Last Update Submit

August 27, 2014

Conditions

Pressure FactorsWork Load.Intention of Leaving the Service

Keywords

Pharmaceutical Care, Taiwan, pharmacist, Workload, pressure

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • intention to leave the service

    community pharmacist who provides the service will have chance to fill the questionnaire. the major outcome will be his/her intention to leave the service.

    up to four months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • work pressure

    up to four months

  • work load

    up to four months

Study Arms (1)

Pharmacists provide pharmaceutical care

The group is the community pharmacists who attend the protocol to provide home visit to the patients with heavy health expenditure, through pharmaceutical care approach.

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

community pharmacists who attend the protocol (offered by National Health Insurance Administration,, Taiwan). the protocol is designed to provide home pharmaceutical care (PC) to the patients with heavy health expenditure. This group of community pharmacists needs to operate their pharmacy while offering PC with small amount of payment. This study investigates the work load, pressure, and intention of leaving the protocol.

You may qualify if:

  • community pharmacists who attend the protocol.

You may not qualify if:

  • community pharmacists who attend any other home pharmaceutical care projects (any types).

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Community Pharmacies

All Cities in Taiwan, Taiwan, 40705, Taiwan

Location

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Study Officials

  • Wen-Shyong Liou, PhD

    Taichung Veteran General Hospital, Taiwan

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
CASE ONLY
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 24, 2013

First Posted

January 7, 2014

Study Start

November 1, 2013

Primary Completion

August 1, 2014

Study Completion

August 1, 2014

Last Updated

August 28, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-08

Locations

TW(1)