Intervention Study
Conditions
Keywords
intervention study, medication reconciliation, pharmacists, Nigeria, Diabetes, Hypertension
Brief summary
This study will assess the current practice of medication reconciliation among pharmacists in the selected institutions with a view to making an intervention to address gaps discovered
Detailed description
Background information garnering will be done among the pharmacists in the two selected hospitals to collect data on current practice of medication reconciliation. Focus group discussion will be done in the intervention group so as to identify peculiarities of their practice and to provide the best approach to carrying out the intervention. Diabetes and hypertensive patients in medical outpatient clinic will be interviewed in order to assess current practice of medication reconciliation. Intervention will be channeled towards addressing gaps discovered. University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State will be the intervention group, while University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara State will be the control group. The effect of the intervention will be measured over time to ensure that medication reconciliation is implemented in the selected institutions.
Interventions
OTHERMedication reconciliation
Pre-post intervention
Sponsors
University of Ibadan
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)
Masking description
Both the patients and the pharmacists recruited for the study will not be informed whether they are in the control or intervention group
Intervention model description
University College Hospital, Ibadan will serve as the intervention group while University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin will serve as the control group.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Participant has diabetes and/or hypertension * Registered pharmacists in the selected institutions
Exclusion criteria
* Participants that are neither diabetic nor hypertensive * Unregistered pharmacists in the selected institutions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Medication reconciliation: Percentage unreconciled medications | 3 months | Percentage unreconciled medications |
Countries
Nigeria
Outcome results
None listed