Drug Name Identification an Ignored Patient's Problem That Needs a Solution
1 other identifier
interventional
500
1 country
1
Brief Summary
Each of the recruited patient was given 3 different placebo drugs with 3 different mad up names to be taken for one month with different regiments. The drug name resembled a real drug but with enough difference to prevent the patient from trying to buy it as a safety precaution. The name was printed on the box in English and Arabic letters. The coloured shape was printed to 2x2 cm dimension. After one month the participants were intervened by a doctor blinded to the study. The doctor asked about the drug history of the patient. If the participant could remember the drug name and its correct regiment the doctor documented that. if the patent failed to remember the correct name and its regiment then the doctor asked the patient to try and remember anything about the drug. Then the patient would be asked about the symbol on the drug and was it helpful for him in any way.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Apr 2022
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2022
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 17, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 25, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2022
CompletedApril 25, 2022
April 1, 2022
2 months
April 17, 2022
April 22, 2022
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
score for remembering the drug name
A scoring system was used to evaluate patients memory of the drugs name used 0- 3 0 is the minimal score and will be given if no recall of any drug name and 3 is the maximum score and will be given if the patient could remember the name of the tree drugs correctly.
memory will be tested after one month from prescribing the drugs
score for remembering the drug symbol
A scoring system was used to evaluate patients memory of the drugs symbol used 0- 3 0 is the minimal score and will be given if no recall of any drug symbol and 3 is the maximum score and will be given if the patient could remember the symbol of the tree drugs correctly.
memory will be tested after one month from prescribing the drugs
Study Arms (1)
patients receiving the placebo medication
EXPERIMENTALtree different placebo drugs with tree different names and symbols one will be given twice daily one once in the morning one once before bedtime
Interventions
tree different placebo drugs with tree different names and scheduled will be given
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- ASA I and II patients
You may not qualify if:
- severe or life-threatening condition
- severe visual impairment
- mental or cognitive dysfunction
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Alexandria university
Alexandria, 0203, Egypt
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
yasser M osman
Alexandria University
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- SCREENING
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 17, 2022
First Posted
April 25, 2022
Study Start
April 1, 2022
Primary Completion
June 1, 2022
Study Completion
June 1, 2022
Last Updated
April 25, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share