Comparative Study of the Performance of Drug Anamneses in an Emergency Department

NCT05951881 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Pharmacie - Protocole V4
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

After the first medical history by the nurse and the emergency physician, the pharmacist and the pharmacy assistant take a detailed history of the patient's medications separately. After checking with the patient's reference pharmacy, the pharmacist and pharmacy assistant compare their results.

Conditions

Medication Adherence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Percentage of identical medication anamneses between pharmacist and pharmacy assistant

  A pharmacist and a pharmacy assistant will compare the medication history of all patients who meet the eligibility criteria

  immediately after admission to the emergency department

Study Arms (1)

Urgent care unit patients with medication

All patients admitted to the emergency department who agree to describe their medication

Other: Emergency Care Unit - medicines

Interventions

Emergency Care Unit - medicines OTHER

The same group of patients admitted to the emergency room will respond separately to a pharmacist and a pharmacy assistant about their daily medication. The two medical records will be compared in order to evaluate the work of the pharmacy assistant on the basis of 3 sources : * the Electronic Medical Record * the patient's medication history * the reference pharmacy

Urgent care unit patients with medication

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

This research is aimed at patients admitted to the emergency department of the Saint-Joseph site. All patients over 18 years of age who are capable of giving informed consent and who are taking several medications prior to their admission to the emergency department.

You may qualify if:

• Admission to the emergency care unit
• Over 18 years old
• Giving consent to participate

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who do not take medication daily
• Unconscious patients

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Grand Hôpital de Charleroi: lead

Study Sites (1)

GHdC

Charleroi, Hainaut, 6060, Belgium

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Medication Adherence

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Patient Compliance; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Laurence Rosart, Pharmacist

  Grand Hôpital de Charleroi

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 20, 2023
• First Posted: July 19, 2023
• Study Start: February 15, 2023
• Primary Completion: October 15, 2023
• Study Completion: October 15, 2023
• Last Updated: February 23, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BE (1)