Intervention Study on Medication Reconciliation Among Pharmacists in Two Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria

NCT03182972 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: MR/UCH/FMC/73247
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

This study will assess the current practice of medication reconciliation among pharmacists in the selected institutions with a view to making an intervention to address gaps discovered

Conditions

Intervention Study

Keywords

intervention study; medication reconciliation; pharmacists; Nigeria; Diabetes; Hypertension

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Medication reconciliation: Percentage unreconciled medications

  Percentage unreconciled medications

  3 months

Study Arms (2)

Intervention arm

EXPERIMENTAL

Seminar presentation will be done using the followings: 1. Power point presentation on the following topics as it relates to medication reconciliation: 1. Communication skill (with patients and also with other members of the healthcare team) 2. Documentation of pharmaceutical care activities 3. Medication history taking 4. Drug therapy problems 5. Medication reconciliation practice 2. Case studies on medication reconciliation 3. Role plays on medication reconciliation

Other: Medication reconciliation

Control arm

NO INTERVENTION

Control group

Interventions

Medication reconciliation OTHER

Pre-post intervention

Intervention arm

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Participant has diabetes and/or hypertension
• Registered pharmacists in the selected institutions

You may not qualify if:

• Participants that are neither diabetic nor hypertensive
• Unregistered pharmacists in the selected institutions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Ibadan: lead

Study Sites (2)

University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital

Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Location

University College Hospital

Ibadan, Oyo State, 2334, Nigeria

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus; Hypertension

Interventions

Medication Reconciliation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Medication Errors; Drug Therapy; Therapeutics; Medical Errors; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Medication Systems; Organization and Administration; Health Services Administration; Patient Care Management

Study Officials

• TITILAYO O FAKEYE, PhD

  University of Ibadan

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER
• Masking Details: Both the patients and the pharmacists recruited for the study will not be informed whether they are in the control or intervention group
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer II

Model Details: University College Hospital, Ibadan will serve as the intervention group while University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin will serve as the control group.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 8, 2017
• First Posted: June 9, 2017
• Study Start: August 2, 2016
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2019
• Study Completion: April 30, 2019
• Last Updated: November 30, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share

Locations

NG (2)