NCT01978925CompletedNot Applicable
Effectiveness Pharmaceutical Care at Discharge in the Emergency Department: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Hospital Moinhos de Vento2 sites in 1 country380 target enrollmentStarted: November 2013Last updated:
Conditions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento
- Enrollment
- 380
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Medication Adherence
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of pharmaceutical care, compared to usual care, in patient discharge in an emergency department in patients with hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus type 2.
Detailed Description
This is a randomized controlled, single-center study, with blinding of outcome assessors. A pilot study with ten patients was previously conducted in order to test study logistics and data collection instruments. Participants will be recruited from a public ED at Restinga district in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Blood pressure inadequate control (systolic blood pressure ≥ 160 or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 100 mmHg) or
- •Diabetes mellitus inadequate Control( ≥ 200 mg/dL) or hypoglycemia moderate or severe
- •Be referred to clinical care.
Exclusion Criteria
- •< 18 years
- •Not resident of Porto Alegre
- •Diabetes mellitus type I
- •Unable to answer the questionnaire or to sign the informed consent form
- •Hospital admission
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Medication Adherence
Time Frame: Two months
Outcome of interest: High Adherence According to the Brief Medication Questionnaire and Morisky-Green Test
Secondary Outcomes
- Quality of Life(Two months)
- Blood Pressure Control(Two months)
- Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) for diabetic patients(two months)
Investigators
Study Sites (2)
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