Comparative Study of the Performance of Drug Anamneses in an Emergency Department (ProtocoleV4)

February 22, 2024 updated by: Grand Hôpital de Charleroi

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

50

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

  • Belgium
    • Hainaut
      • Charleroi, Hainaut, Belgium, 6060
        • GHdC

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

This research is aimed at patients admitted to the emergency department of the Saint-Joseph site.

All patients over 18 years of age who are capable of giving informed consent and who are taking several medications prior to their admission to the emergency department.

Description

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

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Urgent care unit patients with medication
All patients admitted to the emergency department who agree to describe their medication
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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of identical medication anamneses between pharmacist and pharmacy assistant
Time Frame: immediately after admission to the emergency department
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

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Grand Hôpital de Charleroi

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Laurence Rosart, Pharmacist, Grand Hôpital de Charleroi

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 (Actual)

February 15, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 15, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

October 15, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 20, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 11, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

July 19, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 23, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 22, 2024

Last Verified

February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Pharmacie - Protocole V4

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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