Drug Name Identification an Ignored Patient's Problem That Needs a Solution

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Detailed Description
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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

Official Title
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Drug Name Identification an Ignored Patient's Problem That Needs a Solution

Conditions
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Remember the Name of a Given Drug

Intervention / Treatment
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* Drug: Placebo


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: ASA I and II patients Exclusion Criteria: severe or life-threatening condition severe visual impairment mental or cognitive dysfunction

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 20 Years
Maximum Age: 80 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: Screening
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: patients receiving the placebo medication<br>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 | Drug: Placebo<br>* tree different placebo drugs with tree different names and scheduled will be given<br>* Other names: placebo drugs;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| score for remembering the drug name | 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. | memory will be tested after one month from prescribing the drugs | 
| score for remembering the drug symbol | 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. | memory will be tested after one month from prescribing the drugs |