Status:
COMPLETED
Drug-Related Problems and Healthcare Utilization Post-Hospital Discharge
Lead Sponsor:
Duke University
Conditions:
Drug Related Problems Post Hospital Discharge
Healthcare Utilization
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to investigate whether pharmacist provided counseling and medication dispensing at the patient's bedside can provide better outcomes than the current discharge process at Duk...
Detailed Description
Two Adult General Medicine Services, which do not have a rounding pharmacist (RPh), will be identified by the investigators. Permission to approach the patients on each service will be obtained from t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult patients age 18 years or older scheduled for discharge to self-care from a Duke University Hospital Adult General Medicine Service that does not have a rounding pharmacist
- Able to be contacted via phone within 30 days post-discharge
- Able to speak and understand English
- (For intervention patients) Have at least one prescription filled by Duke Outpatient Pharmacy and receive medication counseling by a pharmacist at the time of discharge
- Of sufficient physical or mental capacity to provide informed consent, understand the medication counseling, manage their own medications, and answer the telephone questionnaire
Exclusion
- Patients receiving medication-related counseling from other pharmacists (e.g., transplant patients or new start warfarin patients) or other healthcare providers (e.g., diabetes educators) during their hospital stay and/or at time of hospital discharge
- Patients without a telephone for follow up
- Patients with hearing and/or visual impairment
- Patients discharged to police custody
- Patients who are likely to be discharged the same day as admission
- Patients who, in the judgment of the Attending Physician, are not candidates for this study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
44 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01806038
Start Date
March 1 2013
End Date
May 1 2014
Last Update
November 13 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Duke University Hospital
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710