Pattern of prescription in cases witn epilepsy
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, unspecified,
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/05/052888
- Brief Summary
This is an observational study of prescription pattern of antiepileptic drugs at sms medical college and hospital, jaipur. The outcome measures will be to evaluate the drug prescribing pattern of antiepileptic drugs as per WHO core prescription indicators, average number of drugs per encounter, percentage of drugs prescribed by generic names, percentage of encounters with an injection prescribed, percentage of drugs prescribed from essential drug list, to estimate the proportion of cases where drugs were prescribed according to standard treatment guidelines.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 384
Patients of either sex who came in Neurology OPD, diagnosed with any type of epilepsy with age more than or equal to 18 years.
- Patient or relative of cases not willing to sign informed consent form.
- Patients with incomplete information.
- Pregnant and lactating women.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) To evaluate the drug prescribing pattern of antiepileptic drugs as per WHO core prescription indicators:- 6 months a. Average number of drugs per encounter. 6 months c. Percentage of encounters with an injection prescribed. d. Percentage of drugs prescribed from essential drug list. 6 months b. Percentage of drugs prescribed by generic names. 6 months 2) To estimate the proportion of cases where drugs were prescribed according to standard treatment guidelines 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Sawai man singh medical college
🇮🇳Jaipur, RAJASTHAN, India
Sawai man singh medical college🇮🇳Jaipur, RAJASTHAN, IndiaDr dilip ganwaniPrincipal investigator9664316904dilipganwani27@gmail.com