Drug Name Identification an Ignored Patient's Problem That Needs a Solution
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 500
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- score for remembering the drug symbol
研究概览
简要总结
Each of the recruited patient was given 3 different placebo drugs with 3 different mad up names to be taken for one month with different regiments.
The drug name resembled a real drug but with enough difference to prevent the patient from trying to buy it as a safety precaution. The name was printed on the box in English and Arabic letters. The coloured shape was printed to 2x2 cm dimension.
After one month the participants were intervened by a doctor blinded to the study. The doctor asked about the drug history of the patient. If the participant could remember the drug name and its correct regiment the doctor documented that. if the patent failed to remember the correct name and its regiment then the doctor asked the patient to try and remember anything about the drug.
Then the patient would be asked about the symbol on the drug and was it helpful for him in any way.
详细描述
A scoring system was used to evaluate pateints memory of the drugs used 0- 3 0 is the minimal score and will be given if no recall of any drug name and 3 is the maximum score and will be given if the patient could remember the name of the tree drugs correctly.
The same scoring system was used for the symbols
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Screening
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •ASA I and II patients
排除标准
- •severe or life-threatening condition
- •severe visual impairment
- •mental or cognitive dysfunction
研究组 & 干预措施
patients receiving the placebo medication
tree different placebo drugs with tree different names and symbols one will be given twice daily one once in the morning one once before bedtime
干预措施: Placebo (Drug)
结局指标
主要结局
score for remembering the drug symbol
时间窗: memory will be tested after one month from prescribing the drugs
A scoring system was used to evaluate patients memory of the drugs symbol used 0- 3 0 is the minimal score and will be given if no recall of any drug symbol and 3 is the maximum score and will be given if the patient could remember the symbol of the tree drugs correctly.
score for remembering the drug name
时间窗: memory will be tested after one month from prescribing the drugs
A scoring system was used to evaluate patients memory of the drugs name used 0- 3 0 is the minimal score and will be given if no recall of any drug name and 3 is the maximum score and will be given if the patient could remember the name of the tree drugs correctly.
次要结局
未报告次要终点