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Study NCT ID:
NCT01534559
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2019-03-25
First Post:
2012-02-13
Is Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Pharmacist-led Medicines Management Outpatient Service
Sponsor:
Queen's University, Belfast
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
A Pharmacist-led Medicines Management Outpatient Service for Patients at High Risk of Medication Related Problems
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2019-03
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
MMC
Brief Summary:
It widely accepted that a number of medication related problems can occur after the patient has been discharged from the hospital. An obvious extension of the ongoing integrated medicines management programme (IMMP) is therefore to provide a medicines management clinic within an outpatient setting as well as follow-up telephone calls from a clinical pharmacist. This study aims to assess the influence a pharmacist-led medicines management outpatient service on patients at high risk of medication related problems.
It is anticipated that this service will
* Ensure continuity of pharmaceutical care for patients post discharge.
* Reinforce patient education in order to improve knowledge and understanding of the medication prescribed.
* Ensure that both prescription medicines and OTC preparations are used appropriately.
* Facilitate the communication with other members of healthcare team in order to agree and implement measures to overcome medication related problems.
It is anticipated that this service will
* Ensure continuity of pharmaceutical care for patients post discharge.
* Reinforce patient education in order to improve knowledge and understanding of the medication prescribed.
* Ensure that both prescription medicines and OTC preparations are used appropriately.
* Facilitate the communication with other members of healthcare team in order to agree and implement measures to overcome medication related problems.
Detailed Description:
Patient safety and wellbeing are central concerns within the health service. Recent publications have highlighted the importance of medicines management and have called for local strategies to be introduced. An Integrated Medicines Management Programme (IMMP) has been implemented within Northern Health and Social Care Trust to ensure that a co-ordinated pharmacy service is available throughout the hospital stay for its medical patients. The IMMP has resulted in a number of benefits including improved patient safety, more effective use of medications, reduced length of stay, reduced readmissions rates, improved communication across the healthcare interface and user satisfaction.
It is widely accepted that a number of medication related problems can occur post discharge when complicated medication regimens can often prove confusing. This can lead to mismanagement of medicines and early rehospitalisation of patients. Although these problems are frequently commented upon, research in this area is still lacking. The present project aims to examine an extension of the present IMM service by evaluating the impact/patient benefit of a customised outpatient service provided by clinical pharmacy staff to patients post-discharge. An increase in patients' medicines adherence, a greater satisfaction with information about their medicines, improved beliefs about the necessity of their medicines, a decrease in medicines-related problems, a decrease in re-hospitalisation rates, extended time to re-hospitalisation, and a decrease in overall costs of patients care is anticipated.
This study will be carried out as a collaboration between the School of Pharmacy at Queen's University Belfast and the Northern Health and Social Care Trust (2 sites; Antrim Area Hospital and Whiteabbey Hospital).
It is widely accepted that a number of medication related problems can occur post discharge when complicated medication regimens can often prove confusing. This can lead to mismanagement of medicines and early rehospitalisation of patients. Although these problems are frequently commented upon, research in this area is still lacking. The present project aims to examine an extension of the present IMM service by evaluating the impact/patient benefit of a customised outpatient service provided by clinical pharmacy staff to patients post-discharge. An increase in patients' medicines adherence, a greater satisfaction with information about their medicines, improved beliefs about the necessity of their medicines, a decrease in medicines-related problems, a decrease in re-hospitalisation rates, extended time to re-hospitalisation, and a decrease in overall costs of patients care is anticipated.
This study will be carried out as a collaboration between the School of Pharmacy at Queen's University Belfast and the Northern Health and Social Care Trust (2 sites; Antrim Area Hospital and Whiteabbey Hospital).
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: