Intervention Study on Medication Reconciliation Among Pharmacists in Two Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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
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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.

Official Title
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Intervention Study on Medication Reconciliation Among Pharmacists in Two Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria

Conditions
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Intervention Study

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Medication reconciliation


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional 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.
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention arm<br>Seminar presentation will be done using the followings: Power point presentation on the following topics as it relates to medication reconciliation: Communication skill (with patients and also with other members of the healthcare team) Documentation of pharmaceutical care activities Medication history taking Drug therapy problems Medication reconciliation practice Case studies on medication reconciliation Role plays on medication reconciliation | Other: Medication reconciliation<br>* Pre-post intervention<br>|
| No Intervention: Control arm<br>Control group | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medication reconciliation: Percentage unreconciled medications | Percentage unreconciled medications | 3 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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intervention study, medication reconciliation, pharmacists, Nigeria, Diabetes, Hypertension