Study of the Evaluation of Patient Education Efficacy in Pharmacy of National Taiwan University Hospital

National Taiwan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Infection

Treatments: Other: Reading the education information provided by the Pharmacy of NTUH; Other: Oral education provided by the pharmacist; Other: Reading the package insert of the drug

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00677131

200803049R

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the patient education efficacy of the pharmacists in National Taiwan University Hospital. We randomize patient family into one of the following three groups:

1. To read the package insert of the drug
2. To read the education information provided by Pharmacy of NTUH
3. Oral education provided by the pharmacist

Then we will evaluate the difference on patient knowledge of reconstitution, storage, and administration of oral antibiotic suspension from powder dosage form between these three groups.

Full description

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the patient education efficacy of the pharmacists in National Taiwan University Hospital. We designed twelve questions about reconstitution, storage, and administration of oral antibiotic suspension from powder dosage form in a questionnaire. We will recruit pediatric patients who are prescribed one of the two oral antibiotics powder for suspension, Augmentin and Zithromax. We will randomize the family of these patients into one of the following three groups:

1. To read the package insert of the drug
2. To read the education information provided by Pharmacy of NTUH
3. Oral education provided by the pharmacist

Then we will ask them the twelve questions in the questionnaire and record their answer. Eventually, we will be able to compare the number of the correct answer, and to evaluate the difference on patient knowledge of reconstitution, storage, and administration of oral antibiotic suspension from powder dosage form between these three groups.

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Family of pediatric patient who is prescribed one of the two oral antibiotics granule for suspension, Augmentin and Zithromax, in NTUH

Exclusion criteria

• Family of pediatric patient who can not read Chinese

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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500 participants in 3 patient groups

1

Active Comparator group

Description:

To read the package insert of the drug

Treatment:

Other: Reading the package insert of the drug

2

Active Comparator group

Description:

To read the education information provided by the Pharmacy of NTUH

Treatment:

Other: Reading the education information provided by the Pharmacy of NTUH

3

Active Comparator group

Description:

Oral education provided by the pharmacist

Treatment:

Other: Oral education provided by the pharmacist