Evaluation of primary hospital educational interventio
Completed
- Conditions
- Clinical guidelines of the treatment of acutely poisoned patientsNot ApplicableClinical guidelines
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN73983810
- Lead Sponsor
- South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration (SACTRC) (Sri Lanka)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 42
Inclusion Criteria
All primary rural hospitals in North Central Province with inpatient facilities
Exclusion Criteria
Primary hospitals without inpatient facilities
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Use of forced emesis<br>2. Use of activated charcoal<br>3. Use of pralidoxime<br>4. Use of antidotes for paracetamol<br><br>Collected continuously and analysed at 6 and 12 months post-intervention.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Cost of treatment <br>2. Deaths from poisoning <br>3. Extent of irreversible acetylcholinesterase inhibition following organophosphate ingestion <br>4. Improvement in antidote stocking <br><br>Analysed at 12 months.