Efficacy of a Intervention to Reduce Medication Errors and Improve Adherence (ATEM-AP)

February 8, 2011 updated by: Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia de Cordoba

Efficacy of a Intervention to Reduce Medication Errors and Therapeutic Failure in Patients Over 65 Years Polypharmacy

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that an intervention based on the motivational interview directed to patients with polypharmacy to improve the Therapeutic Adherence and to reduce the errors of Medication in major measure that the habitual intervention.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

154

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Spain
      • Córdoba, Spain, 14011
        • Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

65 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with polypharmacy (5 or more medicines)
  • That detects to them a problem of Therapeutic Adherence
  • That agree to take part in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Immobilized patients or with an index of Barthel lower than 60 points
  • Incapable to fulfill ABVD
  • Patients with cognitive deterioration
  • Patients with diagnosis of ictus in the last 6 months
  • That has been admitted to hospital 2 or more times in the last year Institutionalized patients

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Motivational interview
Behavioral: Motivational interview
Other Names:
  • Counseling
  • Patient-centered method

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
medication errors in the patients
Time Frame: Baseline, 1, 3 and 6 months
Medication errors before and after the intervention in each group
Baseline, 1, 3 and 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of adherence
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months
To measure adherence to treatment will use a combination of direct methods (counting of medication) and indirect tests are passed or self-reported compliance test Haynes-Sackett and Morisky-Green test
Baseline and 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia de Cordoba

Collaborators

Sociedad Andaluza de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria
Sociedad Española de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 26, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 8, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

February 9, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 9, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 8, 2011

Last Verified

December 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PI-0101/2008

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