Pharmaceutical Care in Ambulatory Hemodialysis Patients
Effectiveness of Pharmaceutical Care in Ambulatory Hemodialysis Patients: a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
1 other identifier
interventional
40
1 country
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of pharmaceutical care, compared to usual care, in improving medication adherence behaviour of ambulatory hemodialysis patients.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 1, 2015
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 19, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 25, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2015
CompletedMay 25, 2015
May 1, 2015
2 months
May 19, 2015
May 20, 2015
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Medication adherence
High adherence according to the Brief Medication Questionnaire
one month
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Quality of life
one month
Study Arms (2)
Intervention
OTHERPharmaceutical care with educational intervention provided by a pharmacist to ambulatory hemodialysis patients
Usual Care
NO INTERVENTIONUsual Care
Interventions
Pharmacist-provided education on medication adherence in hemodialysis patients.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Aged 18 years or more
- Chronic renal patients undergoing regular hemodialysis
- Receiving their scheduled medications (at least one drug)
You may not qualify if:
- Unable to answer the questionnaire or to sign the informed consent form
- Inability to obtain prescription drugs
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Hospital Moinhos de Vento
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-001, Brazil
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Lisiane F Leal, MBA
Hospital Moinhos de Vento
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 19, 2015
First Posted
May 25, 2015
Study Start
May 1, 2015
Primary Completion
July 1, 2015
Last Updated
May 25, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-05