The effect of Information Technology in Reducing Potential Drug-drug Interactions in Physicians’ Prescriptions

Designing and Evaluation of Feedbacks Based on Decision Support System on Frequency of Drug-Drug Interactions among Prescriptions in Mashhad

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2014082318900N1

Enrollment

200

Registered

2015-03-10

Start date

2014-08-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Drug prescription indicators. Problem related to care-provider dependency, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 2: Sending electronic mail to physician containing information about potential drug-drug interactions in her/his own prescriptions. Intervention 2: Intervention grou

Behavior

Intervention group 3: Physician access to a web-based system to view information about potential drug-drug interactions in her/his own prescriptions

Intervention group 1: Sending short message to physician containing information about potential drug-drug interactions in her/his own prescriptions

Control Group: Physicians in the control group will not receive feedback.

Intervention group 2: Sending electronic mail to physician containing information about potential drug-drug interactions in her/his own prescriptions

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria: Practicing in one of the predetermined clinics Exclusion Criteria: Inaccessibility of contact information (including mobile number and email address); Reluctance to receive feedback

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Proportion of prescriptions containing potential drug-drug interactions. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Calculate the number of prescriptions containing potential drug-drug interactions.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactEhsan Nabovati

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

NabovatiE891@mums.ac.ir; Nabovati77@yahoo.com; ENabovati@gmail.com+98 51 3800 2429

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026