N/A
N=198
Discharge Medication Counseling in Hospitalized Children
Medication Management
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05143047 ↗Enrolled (actual)
198
Serious AEs
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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
| Outcome | Result | p-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
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.