NCT02223676

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of implementing clinical pharmacists in the Emergency Department Team at Randers Regional Hospital. The clinical pharmacists conduct medication history, make medical interaction screenings, -reconciliations and -reviews on unscheduled patients admitted to the Emergency Department during daytime.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
448

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2013

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2013

Completed
3 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 7, 2014

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2014

Completed
3 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 22, 2014

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

May 21, 2018

Status Verified

August 1, 2014

Enrollment Period

8 months

First QC Date

January 7, 2014

Last Update Submit

May 17, 2018

Conditions

Medication Reconciliation

Keywords

PharmacyLength-of-stayEmergency Department

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Emergency Department Length of stay

    From arrival to the Emergency Department to either admission or discharge, which in average will be 6 hours.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Time from patient arrival to the treatment schedule is ready

    From arrival to the Emergency Department to either admission or discharge, which in average will be 6 hours.

  • Patient safety

    From arrival to the Emergency Department to either admission or discharge, which in average will be 6 hours.

Other Outcomes (2)

  • The impact of the intervention in the Emergency Department on the existing medication review by clinical pharmacist at the acute ward

    1-3 days after admission to Emergency Department when the secondary medication review takes place

  • The impact of the intervention in the Emergency Department on the dispensing of medicine (done by nurses)

    During actual admission to the Emergency Department and the period after inclusion of patients

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Clinical pharmacists conduct medication history

Procedure: Clinical pharmacists conduct medication history

Control

NO INTERVENTION

standard procedures for admission is followed

Interventions

Clinical pharmacists conduct medication historyPROCEDURE

pharmacists conduct medication history before the physician interviews the patient and does not spend time on conducting medical history

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • unscheduled patients admitted to the Emergency Department at Randers Regional Hospital at weekdays during daytime (9 am to 16.15 pm)
  • or more drugs prescribed

You may not qualify if:

  • patients triage red
  • patients who cannot give informed consent
  • terminal patients
  • patients admitted to detoxification
  • patients refered to the acute outpatient department
  • patients remaining in the Emergency Department overnight

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Randers Regional Hospital

Randers, Region Midt, 8900, Denmark

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Emergencies

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Disease AttributesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 7, 2014

First Posted

August 22, 2014

Study Start

October 1, 2013

Primary Completion

June 1, 2014

Study Completion

December 1, 2014

Last Updated

May 21, 2018

Record last verified: 2014-08

Locations

DK(1)