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NCT00287274 Clinical Trial

Impact of Computerized Physician Order Entry on Medication Prescription Errors in the Intensive Care Unit: a Controlled Cross-Sectional Trial.

Patient Safety Clinical Trial

Official title:
Impact of Computerized Physician Order Entry on Medication Prescription Errors in the Intensive Care Unit: a Controlled Cross-Sectional Trial.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data
NCT number NCT00287274
Other study ID # 2004/002
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received February 2, 2006
Last updated December 19, 2007
Start date March 2004
Est. completion date April 2004

Study information
Verified date December 2007
Source University Hospital, Ghent
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Belgium: Institutional Review Board
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Device: computerized physician order entry.

We wanted to investigate if the introduction of a computerized intensive care unit system reduced the incidence and severity of medication prescription errors (MPEs). A prospective trial was conducted during 5 weeks in a paper-based unit versus a computerized unit. The registration of different classes of MPEs was done by a clinical pharmacist. An independent panel evaluated the severity of MPEs.

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Completed
Enrollment 160
Est. completion date April 2004
Est. primary completion date
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Adult patients admitted to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Exclusion Criteria:

- Adult Patients admitted to other units

- Pediatric patients

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Intervention

Device:
• computerized physician order entry

Locations
Country Name City State
Belgium University Hospital Ghent Ghent

Sponsors (1)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University Hospital, Ghent

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

References & Publications (1)

Colpaert K, Claus B, Somers A, Vandewoude K, Robays H, Decruyenaere J. Impact of computerized physician order entry on medication prescription errors in the intensive care unit: a controlled cross-sectional trial. Crit Care. 2006 Feb;10(1):R21. — View Citation

Outcome
Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary To compare the the incidence and severity of medication prescription errors between a CPOE unit and a paper-based unit at completion of the study.
Secondary Description of MPEs in both units at completion of the study.
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