Clinical trial NCT04252326: The Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Healthcare Workers on Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions in Children
Official title: The Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Healthcare Workers on Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions in Children: A Tertiary Center Experience
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Adverse Drug Reactions
Keywords: Healthcare workers
Adverse drug reactions
Lead sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-02-05
Enrollment: 354
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: FACTORIAL
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: Adverse drug reactions are an important public health consern that affects physician prescriptions and practice. The responsibilities of healthcare professionals in monitoring, prevention, treatment and reporting of drug hypersensitivity reactions and drug allergies are essential for patient safety. Providing drug safety must be one of the main goals to be achieved for every member of our society. In our study, we planned to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of healthcare workers in our country about drug hypersensitivity reactions in pediatric patients and to determine the risk factors that may affect them.

Detailed description: This study was carried out in a capital-located university hospital with a capacity of 1150 beds. Healthcare workers who are authorized to intervene in children (0-18 age group) including medical doctors, nurses and dentists were enrolled to study. In the evaluation of the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of the participants about drug hypersensitivity reactions in children, a study questionnaire was developed by pediatric allergy and immunology specialists and pediatric nurses by considering the other studies on the same subject.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

The study included healthcare workers including medical doctors, nurses and dentists who perform interventions on children (0-18 years of age).

Exclusion Criteria:

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Primary outcomes:
measure: we planned to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of healthcare workers in our country about drug hypersensitivity reactions in pediatric patients
timeFrame: It is planned to fill the questionnaire in 2 hours.
measure: we planned to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of healthcare workers in our country about drug hypersensitivity reactions in pediatric patients
timeFrame: It is planned to fill the questionnaire in 2 hours.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: to determine the risk factors that may affect the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of healthcare workers in our country about drug hypersensitivity reactions in pediatric patient
timeFrame: It is planned to fill the questionnaire in 2 hours.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Health Sciences University, Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, Gn. Dr. Tevfik Sağlam Cd No:11
state: Etlik
Study officials:
affiliation: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
name: Nazlı Ercan, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Dorji C, Tragulpiankit P, Riewpaiboon A, Tobgay T. Knowledge of Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Among Healthcare Professionals in Bhutan: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Drug Saf. 2016 Dec;39(12):1239-1250. doi: 10.1007/s40264-016-0465-2.
citation: Seid MA, Kasahun AE, Mante BM, Gebremariam SN. Healthcare professionals' knowledge, attitude and practice towards adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting at the health center level in Ethiopia. Int J Clin Pharm. 2018 Aug;40(4):895-902. doi: 10.1007/s11096-018-0682-0. Epub 2018 Aug 9.