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Effect of Medication Reviews in Hospitalized High-risk Patients - a Randomised Controlled Trial

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What is being tested

Stratified medication review

Other
Who is being recruted

Over 18 Years
+6 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Prevention Study

Interventional
Study Start: April 2013
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Summary

Principal SponsorUniversity of Aarhus
Study ContactDorthe K Bonnerup, MscMore contacts
Last updated: November 28, 2013
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Study start date: April 1, 2013

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

Acutely admitted medical patients will be included after admission. After inclusion and randomization the patients will be risk stratified with an existing algorithm according to risk of medication error. The patients in the intervention group will receive a medication review performed by a clinical pharmacist if they are in high medication error risk. Patients in highest medication error risk will recieve a medication review performed by a clinical pharmacologist.

Principal SponsorUniversity of Aarhus
Study ContactDorthe K Bonnerup, MscMore contacts
Last updated: November 28, 2013
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

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

600 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Prevention Study

Prevention studies aim to stop a disease from developing. They often involve people at risk and test things like vaccines, lifestyle changes, or preventive medications.



Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 18 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Criteria

3 inclusion criteria required to participate
17 years

Acutely admitted

Patients being treated with at least one drug at admission

3 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Dying patients

Intoxicated patients

Suicidal patients

Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

No Intervention
The normal procedure at the ward

Group II

Active Comparator
Medication review performed by either a clinical pharmacist or a clinical pharmacologist in patients with highest medication error risk

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 1 location

Recruiting

Aarhus University Hospital

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SuspendedOne Study Center