OPTimising MEDicine information handover after Discharge (OPTMED-D): a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- medication errortransition from hospitalPublic Health - Health service research
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12624000480583
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Queensland
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2200
Inclusion Criteria
Patients at risk of hospital readmission due to potential medication-related harm
Hospital pharmacists, doctors and nurses involved in patients' discharge process.
Community pharmacists nominated by patients at their preferred community pharmacy.
GPs nominated by patients as their usual GPs.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who were admitted to hospital during the indexed admission due to a cancer diagnosis and are receiving chemotherapy,
Patients who were admitted to hospital during the indexed admission due to a mental health condition.
Patients who were admitted to hospital during the indexed admission due to kidney disease and who are on renal dialysis.
Individuals residing in nursing homes (Residential Aged Care Facilities)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method