An interventional study of Medication Reconciliation in Adverse Drug Events, sponsored by Westview Physician Collaborative. Completed at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-02-15.
Sponsored by Westview Physician Collaborative · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research
This initiative aims to decrease the risk of medication errors at the hospital-community interface as well as health system utilization following hospital discharge by implementing a pharmacist-led medication reconciliation in the patients' home within 72 hours of hospital discharge.
The goals of this initiative are to decrease the risk for medication errors at the hospital community interface of care, thus decreasing preventable adverse drug events and preventable drug-related health system utilization following hospital discharge. This initiative has four objectives that aim to:
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This study's enrollment of 156 is above the median of 103 across 255 interventional studies indexed under Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Participants receiving a pharmacist-led home intervention conducted within 72 hours of hospital discharge aimed at identifying and correcting medication discrepancies.
Behavioral: Medication Reconciliation
Participants not receiving a pharmacist-led home intervention conducted within 72 hours of hospital discharge aimed at identifying and correcting medication discrepancies.
A pharmacist-led home intervention conducted within 72 hours of hospital discharge aimed at correcting and identifying medication discrepancies.
Health Services Utilization 3 Months Following Hospital Discharge
Mean health services utilization 3 months following hospital discharge. The specific health services utilization was re-admission to hospital, admission to home care, admission to long-term care and visits to emergency departments.
Time frame: 3 Months
Health Services Utilization 6 Months Following Hospital Discharge
Mean health services utilization 6 months following hospital discharge. The specific health services utilization was re-admission to hospital, admission to home care, admission to long-term care and visits to emergency departments.
Time frame: 6 Months
Health Services Utilization 9 Months Following Hospital Discharge
Mean health services utilization 9 months following hospital discharge. The specific health services utilization was re-admission to hospital, admission to home care, admission to long-term care and visits to emergency departments.
Time frame: 9 Months
Health Services Utilization 12 Months Following Hospital Discharge
Mean health services utilization 12 months following hospital discharge. The specific health services utilization was re-admission to hospital, admission to home care, admission to long-term care and visits to emergency departments.
Time frame: 12 months
Health Services Utilization 18 Months Following Hospital Discharge
Mean health services utilization 18 months following hospital discharge. The specific health services utilization was re-admission to hospital, admission to home care, admission to long-term care and visits to emergency departments.
Time frame: 18 months
Recruitment period began November 1, 2008 and ended June 30, 2010.
| Milestone | Experimental: Medication Reconciliation Intervention | Control: Medication Reconciliation Non-Intervention |
|---|---|---|
| Started | 80 | 76 |
| Completed | 77 | 76 |
| Not completed | 3 | 0 |
Mean health services utilization 3 months following hospital discharge. The specific health services utilization was re-admission to hospital, admission to home care, admission to long-term care and visits to emergency departments.
| Health Services Utilizations | Experimental: Medication Reconciliation Intervention | Control: Medication Reconciliation Non-Intervention |
|---|---|---|
| Health Services Utilization 3 Months Following Hospital Discharge | 3.33 ± .35 | 3.40 ± .29 |
Mean health services utilization 6 months following hospital discharge. The specific health services utilization was re-admission to hospital, admission to home care, admission to long-term care and visits to emergency departments.
| Health Services Utilizations | Experimental: Medication Reconciliation Intervention | Control: Medication Reconciliation Non-Intervention |
|---|---|---|
| Health Services Utilization 6 Months Following Hospital Discharge | 4.57 ± .52 | 3.93 ± .35 |
Mean health services utilization 9 months following hospital discharge. The specific health services utilization was re-admission to hospital, admission to home care, admission to long-term care and visits to emergency departments.
| Health Services Utilizations | Experimental: Medication Reconciliation Intervention | Control: Medication Reconciliation Non-Intervention |
|---|---|---|
| Health Services Utilization 9 Months Following Hospital Discharge | 5.71 ± .80 | 4.49 ± .41 |
Mean health services utilization 12 months following hospital discharge. The specific health services utilization was re-admission to hospital, admission to home care, admission to long-term care and visits to emergency departments.
| Health Services Utilizations | Experimental: Medication Reconciliation Intervention | Control: Medication Reconciliation Non-Intervention |
|---|---|---|
| Health Services Utilization 12 Months Following Hospital Discharge | 6.74 ± .94 | 5.03 ± .48 |
Mean health services utilization 18 months following hospital discharge. The specific health services utilization was re-admission to hospital, admission to home care, admission to long-term care and visits to emergency departments.
| Health Services Utilizations | Experimental: Medication Reconciliation Intervention | Control: Medication Reconciliation Non-Intervention |
|---|---|---|
| Health Services Utilization 18 Months Following Hospital Discharge | 7.80 ± 1.06 | 5.95 ± .59 |
Collected over 1 year, 7 months (i.e., November 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010). Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental: Medication Reconciliation Intervention | — | 0/80 (0%) | 0/80 (0%) |
| Control: Medication Reconciliation Non-Intervention | — | 0/76 (0%) | 0/76 (0%) |
| Age, Categorical(Participants) | Experimental: Medication Reconciliation Intervention | Control: Medication Reconciliation Non-Intervention | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| <=18 years | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Between 18 and 65 years | 34 | 16 | 50 |
| >=65 years | 46 | 60 | 106 |
| Age Continuous(years) | Experimental: Medication Reconciliation Intervention | Control: Medication Reconciliation Non-Intervention | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 68.40 ± 14.70 | 72.59 ± 13.27 | 70.48 ± 14.12 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Experimental: Medication Reconciliation Intervention | Control: Medication Reconciliation Non-Intervention | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 41 | 33 | 74 |
| Male | 39 | 43 | 82 |
| Region of Enrollment(participants) | Experimental: Medication Reconciliation Intervention | Control: Medication Reconciliation Non-Intervention | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 80 | 76 | 156 |
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