Alternative Therapies Prescribed by Pharmacists and Herbalists

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Prescription Drug Problems

• Registration Number: NCT06869395
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

The cross-sectional study will recruit herbalists and pharmacists at their workplaces (herbal shops and pharmacies); where they will be asked their advice about a patient suffering from a potentially malignant condition.

Detailed Description

The cross-sectional study will recruit herbalists and pharmacists at their workplaces (herbal shops and pharmacies); where they will be asked their advice about a patient suffering from a potentially malignant condition.

Based on the standardized simulated patient approach, the cross-sectional study was planned in which an individual interacts with the interviewee according to a previously prepared script.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Study First Submitted: 2025-03-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-03-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-05
• Study Start: 2025-03-10
• Study First Posted: 2025-03-11
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-11
• Primary Completion: 2025-09-30
• Study Completion: 2025-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 220

Inclusion Criteria

• working as herbalist, pharmacist or assistant pharmacist

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Referral to specialist	2 months	The pharmacists or herbalists are asked for their advice to the case: would they refer to specialist or not. It is a binary outcome (Yes/No)