Study of the Evaluation of Patient Education Efficacy in Pharmacy of National Taiwan University Hospital

Infection Clinical Trial

Official title:

Study of the Evaluation of Patient Education Efficacy: Reconstitution, Storage, and Administration of Oral Antibiotic Suspension From Powder Dosage Form at Pharmacy of National Taiwan University Hospital

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00677131
• Other study ID #: 200803049R
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: May 8, 2008
• Last updated: December 2, 2009
• Start date: April 2008
• Est. completion date: October 2009

Study information

• Verified date: November 2009
• Source: National Taiwan University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Taiwan: Department of Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the patient education efficacy of the pharmacists in National Taiwan University Hospital. We randomize patient family into one of the following three groups:

1. To read the package insert of the drug

2. To read the education information provided by Pharmacy of NTUH

3. Oral education provided by the pharmacist

Then we will evaluate the difference on patient knowledge of reconstitution, storage, and administration of oral antibiotic suspension from powder dosage form between these three groups.

Description:

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the patient education efficacy of the pharmacists in National Taiwan University Hospital. We designed twelve questions about reconstitution, storage, and administration of oral antibiotic suspension from powder dosage form in a questionnaire. We will recruit pediatric patients who are prescribed one of the two oral antibiotics powder for suspension, Augmentin and Zithromax. We will randomize the family of these patients into one of the following three groups:

1. To read the package insert of the drug

2. To read the education information provided by Pharmacy of NTUH

3. Oral education provided by the pharmacist

Then we will ask them the twelve questions in the questionnaire and record their answer. Eventually, we will be able to compare the number of the correct answer, and to evaluate the difference on patient knowledge of reconstitution, storage, and administration of oral antibiotic suspension from powder dosage form between these three groups.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 500
• Est. completion date: October 2009
• Est. primary completion date: October 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Family of pediatric patient who is prescribed one of the two oral antibiotics granule for suspension, Augmentin and Zithromax, in NTUH

Exclusion Criteria:

• Family of pediatric patient who can not read Chinese

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Infection

Intervention

Other:
• Reading the package insert of the drug
package insert of the drug
• Reading the education information provided by the Pharmacy of NTUH
education information
• Oral education provided by the pharmacist
Oral education provided by the pharmacist

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	National Taiwan University Hospital	Taipei

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Taiwan University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of correct answer of questions that patient family make		At the end of education	No
Secondary	The type of the correct answer of question that patient family make		At the end of education	No