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Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical impact of a program for the secondary prevention of drug-realted problems (DRP) focused on the patient empowerment through Digital Health in patients who visit the Emergency Department (ED) of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (HSCiSP) for a health problem related to medication in terms of readmissions, revisits and quality of life.


Clinical Trial Description

After being infomed about the estudy and potential risks, all patients who meet the eligibility requirements and giving written informed consent, will be randomized. The project is structured in two consecutive phases. 1. st Phase: 3-month randomized pilot study. Patients will be randomized with a 1:1 distribution to be included in the Drug Code Active Patient or DCAP (intervention group) or to receive usual care (control group). The pilot study will confirm whether the proposed methodology is feasible to implement it on a large scale, as well as providing the information necessary to calculate the sample of patients according to the main objective of the study. 2. nd Phase: Randomized clinical trial lasting 18 months (6 of which will be recruitment and 12 months follow-up) following the methodology described for the pilot in a larger sample of patients until the calculated sample size is achieved. ;


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NCT number NCT04841863
Study type Interventional
Source Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Contact Ana Juanes Borrego, Doctor
Phone 932 91 90 00
Email ajuanes@santpau.cat
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date April 2021
Completion date April 2023

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