A Training Program of Drug Allergy for Healthcare Professionals: A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 100
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in knowledge of drug allergy as measured by the validated drug allergy questionnaire
研究概览
简要总结
Drug allergy is often under-recognized, yet over- (mistakenly) diagnosed, especially in Hong Kong. There is also a dire shortage of allergy specialists and facilities to tackle the overwhelming drug allergy pandemic. Fortunately, when trained, non-specialist physicians and nurses have demonstrated comparable capabilities in drug allergy evaluation compared to specialists. To potentially promote and propagate the role of non-specialist physicians and nurses toward drug allergy care, the investigators propose a study to investigate the impact of an intensive and focused drug allergy educational course conducted at the University of Hong Kong.
详细描述
Two identical didactic courses on drug allergy were designed. Each course will last 12 hours and conducted over 2 consecutive days (6 hours each day). All candidates will attend physically and on-site. Various aspects of drug allergy with pre-set learning objectives will be taught in-person by instructors (physicians or nurses specializing in drug allergy nominated by the University of Hong Kong). Course materials and instructors will be identical for each course.
Aims of the study Primary objective
- Investigate the change in knowledge among participants of a 2-day drug allergy educational course
- Investigate the change in clinical practice among participants of a 2-day drug allergy educational course
Secondary objectives
- Investigate the sustained change(s) in knowledge (if any) of participants of a 2-day drug allergy educational course
- Investigate the sustained change(s) in clinical practice (if any) of participants of a 2-day drug allergy educational course
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Registered nurses or doctors actively practicing in Hong Kong
- •English speaking;
- •Able to complete quizzes and questionnaires;
- •Aged 18 or above
排除标准
- •People who are unable to communicate in Cantonese or Mandarin
- •People who are participating in other drug allergy training course
结局指标
主要结局
Change in knowledge of drug allergy as measured by the validated drug allergy questionnaire
时间窗: After the 2-day training course
Knowledge includes mechanism, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and management of drug allergy. A binary variable scale were used to ascertain level of the knowledge (from 0 to 1: 0, wrong; 1, right). Answers formats consisted of 4-choice questions (total 14 questions).
次要结局
未报告次要终点