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NCT Number: NCT03125278

Patient Knowledge of Medication Indication

This is a study to compare patient knowledge about the indications of their medications between two sites. Regions Hospital has a population of patients that receive the medication indication on the label for any new or changed medications at the time of patient discharge. Brigham Women's Health follows a standard policy of discharge medication labels including the name of the medication and instructions for use without any indication of what the medication is intended to treat. Consented patient will receive a phone call where researchers will ask about which medications they are taking and other questions about those medications.

The study population will be patients recently discharged from the hospital with 1 or more new or changed medications

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Key information

Conditions

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Hospital Medicine (HM) inpatient being discharged to home
  • Patient being discharged with ≥ 1 new or changed medications
  • English speaker

Exclusion criteria

  • Inpatient being discharged to nursing home or TCU facility
  • Patient being discharged with no new or changed medications
  • Non-English speaker

Treatment and study plan

Medication knowledge

Other

Participants will be asked questions over the phone about their medications

Primary outcomes

  1. Medication Knowledge Questionnaire

    Time frame: up to 5 days

    Scripted questionnaire administered on patients knowledge of their medication indications who received new, changed, or continued medications at discharge via phone call. Questions are focused on understand of relationship of the medication and what symptom or disease it is teaching.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

HealthPartners Institute

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Apr 24, 2017
Registry last updated
Jun 7, 2018

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.