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N/A N=198 Randomized Health Services Research

Discharge Medication Counseling in Hospitalized Children

Medication Management

Enrolled (actual)
198
Serious AEs
Results posted
Aug 2024
Primary outcome: Primary: Observed Dosing Accuracy — 3.3; 1.0 percent difference — p=<0.001

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Medication counseling (Behavioral)
Age
Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult
Sex
All
Sponsor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Primary completion
Aug 2022

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Observed Dosing Accuracy
3.3; 1.0 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Reported Dosing Accuracy
2.0; 0.4 0.04 sig
SECONDARY
Correct Medication Name
60; 70 0.42
SECONDARY
Correct Medication Indication
59; 71 0.17
SECONDARY
Correct Medication Dose
55; 71 0.03 sig
SECONDARY
Correct Medication Frequency
65; 74 0.42

Summary

Our objective is to design and test the efficacy of a health-literacy-informed discharge medication counseling intervention in the inpatient setting to reduce medication dosing errors and improve adherence in hospitalized children discharged on a new liquid medication.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Caregivers of children up to 6 years old who are hospitalized on a general inpatient hospital medicine teams
  • Caregivers must speak English or Spanish
  • Participants' children must be discharged home on new scheduled liquid medication for minimum 3 days.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Medication will be administered by home health nurse
  • Child is in state/protected custody
  • Medication prescription is prescribed to pharmacy other than hospital outpatient pharmacy
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05143047). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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