Status:

COMPLETED

Pharmaceutical Care in the Reduction of Readmission Rates in Diabetes Melitus

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

Conditions:

Diabetes Mellitus

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with the frequent use of polypharmacy at different times of administration and requires special attention from the patient or caregivers in order to properly treat...

Detailed Description

The first outcome of the clinical study was to measure the readmission rate through a structured pharmaceutical care model after basal hospital discharge and measure the effect of this intervention in...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with DM and other comorbidities hospitalized for any reason at HCPA
  • Patients who are literate or have a literate caregiver;
  • Signature in the Term of Consent.

Exclusion

  • Limited ability to communicate and read in Portuguese and absence of responsible caregiver at the patient room;
  • Neuropsychiatric diseases (psychosis, delirium or severe dementia);
  • Terminal illness;
  • Transplanted patients or users of warfarin, as these patients receive formal guidance from the HCPA pharmaceutical team;
  • Auditory or visual impairment that, at the discretion of the investigator, prevents the patient from participating in the study;
  • Do not have own mobile number or a close family member living in the same household.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 9 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 30 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03786978

Start Date

September 9 2015

End Date

January 30 2018

Last Update

January 7 2019

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