Effectiveness of a Postal Intervention to Improve the Use of PPI
- Conditions
- Drug Overdose
- Interventions
- Other: Letter by post to patients
- Registration Number
- NCT03840018
- Lead Sponsor
- Osakidetza
- Brief Summary
It was a randomised intervention study, with before-and-after outcome measures and a control group, in patients who had an active long-term prescription for PPIs at high doses for at least 6 months.
- Detailed Description
The intervention consisted of sending patients an informative letter by post, in which their doctor invited them to seek an appointment for a medication review. Control group patients did not receive such a letter, and they were treated as usual (their doctors received a list of identifiers of patients on high doses).
The main outcome variable was the number of active prescriptions of each PPI dose (high dose/standard dose/treatment cessation) at 6 months after the intervention.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 401
- Patients under the care of our organisation who in May 2017 had an active long-term prescription for PPIs at high doses for at least 6 months.
- Patients whose GPs declined to participate
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Letter by post to patients Letter by post to patients Patients were sent a letter explaining the risks of using PPIs at long-term high doses and encouraging them to visit their doctor
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Active prescriptions of each proton pump inhibitors dose after the intervention 6 months Number of active prescriptions of each proton pump inhibitors dose (high dose/standard dose/treatment cessation) at 6 months after the intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Bidasoa Integrated Health Organization
🇪🇸Hondarribia, Gipuzkoa, Spain