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

Medication Adherence Clinical Trial

— ProtocoleV4  

Official title:

Comparative Study Between a Pharmacy Technician and a Pharmacist in the Performance of Medication Anamneses in Emergency Departments: a Skills Validation Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05951881
• Other study ID #: Pharmacie - Protocole V4
• Status: Completed
• Start date: February 15, 2023
• Est. completion date: October 15, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: Grand Hôpital de Charleroi
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: October 15, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: October 15, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Admission to the emergency care unit

• Over 18 years old

• Giving consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who do not take medication daily

• Unconscious patients

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Emergencies
• Medication Adherence

Intervention

Other:
• Emergency Care Unit - medicines
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

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	GHdC	Charleroi	Hainaut

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Grand Hôpital de Charleroi

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	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