Poisoning
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to increase safe medication storage practices in homes with young children in order to prevent unintentional childhood poisonings. As a step toward meeting this goal, this study aims to determine if an intervention to promote safe storage to patients who have young children in their home, including provision of a lock box or lock bag along with brief counseling versus brief counseling alone, results in 1) increased locked storage (and overall safe medication storage practices) of high-risk prescription medications in the home; 2) increased safe medication storage practices of other medications in the home; and 3) improved safe medication storage related knowledge and attitudes.
Interventions
OTHERMedication lock box
given a lock box and instructed on how to use the device.
OTHERmedication lock bag
given a lock bag and instructed on how to use the device.
OTHERbrief counseling
After completing the per-intervention survey, a research assistant or investigator will perform brief counseling, including educational handouts and information on safe medication storage
Sponsors
NYU Langone Health
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patient in the buprenorphine clinic, high A1c clinic, or palliative care clinic at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue * Patient prescribed at least one high-risk mediation. A high-risk medication defined as a prescription medication that may cause significant toxicity or death with the ingestion of only one pill or a single adult dose. * A child less than six years old is present in the patient's home on average at least 8 hours per week.
Exclusion criteria
* Inability to speak and read English or Spanish * No phone number for follow-up or unwilling to do follow-up by phone or in person * Prior enrollment * Patient was involved in pilot study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of patients with locked storage of all high-risk prescription medications at one month follow-up. | 1 Months |
Outcome results
None listed