Status:

COMPLETED

Evaluation of an Outpatient Modified Prescription Form

Lead Sponsor:

University of Vermont

Collaborating Sponsors:

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Conditions:

Medication Errors

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a modified paper prescribing form decreases prescribing errors compared to a traditional or standard paper prescribing form.

Detailed Description

The broad goal of this proposal is to reduce outpatient prescribing errors in rural primary care practices. Although computerized technology is available for prescribing, it has not yet been implement...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Must be a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant with a current license to write outpatient prescriptions
  • Must practice in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, or Pediatrics
  • Must practice in rural Vermont, West Virginia, South Dakota, or Montana
  • Must write outpatient paper prescriptions
  • Must write prescriptions in English

Exclusion

  • Not licensed to write prescriptions
  • Practice in a specialty, inpatient, or long term care setting
  • Do not write paper prescriptions
  • Do not write prescriptions in English

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

84 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00256594

Start Date

August 1 2005

End Date

January 1 2011

Last Update

December 15 2011

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University of Vermont, Division of General Internal Medicine

Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05401