Pharmacist-Patient RelationsREPLACESNCT04085939
Referral to Pharmacists - Ambulance Clinician Experience Survey
An observational study of Pharmacist-Patient Relations and Fall Patients, run by Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.
Trial summary
Falls in people aged 65 years and over are a common reason for calling the emergency ambulance service. Falls can be serious, with about 1 in 20 people having to be taken to hospital because they have been injured. Thankfully, in more than 4 out of 10 cases, people are not seriously injured and can be left at home. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Pharmacist-Patient Relations, Fall Patients
- What is being tested?
- Online survey
- How many people
- 330 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited Kingdom
- Study dates
- 30 Sep 2019to 30 Sep 2020
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Clinical staff working operationally, providing frontline ambulance care in Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust during the PREFACES project (24th May, 2019 to 31st May 2020)
Who may be able to join
- Clinical staff working operationally, providing frontline ambulance care in Yorkshire Ambulance Service National Health Service (NHS) Trust during the PREFACES project (24th May, 2019 to 31st May 2020)
Who cannot join
- Clinical staff NOT working operationally, providing frontline ambulance care in Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Non-clinical staff
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United Kingdom1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 0XQ
Jane Shewan, +441924584224, jane.shewan1@nhs.net
Rebecca McLaren
About this study
Falls in people aged 65 years and over are a common reason for calling the emergency ambulance service. Falls can be serious, with about 1 in 20 people having to be taken to hospital because they have been injured. Thankfully, in more than 4 out of 10 cases, people are not seriously injured and can be left at home. However, it is important that the reason for the fall is found and future falls are prevented where possible.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service can already make a referral to another local service to get specialist practical help for falls prevention when people are left at home after a fall. Research has shown that the safe use of medicines can prevent future falls, but that did not form. Now a new service has been set up for Yorkshire Ambulance Service to refer patients to the Leeds General Practice (GP) Confederation. A pharmacist working in the patients GP surgery will undertake a review of the patient's use of their medicines.
However, it is unknown how ambulance staff identify patients who may be at risk of future falls due to medicines being taken or issues with medicines management at home. This data is not currently collected in any ambulance patient records. It is also not known what their current practice is when a patient who is not managing their medicines well is identified. A literature search has revealed no papers on this topic. This research survey seeks to understand how ambulance clinicians identify and assist patients who are having difficulty in managing their medicines. Therefore, the results of this study are likely to provide new knowledge which will be generalisable to United Kingdom (UK) ambulance service practice.
- Conditions
- Pharmacist-Patient Relations, Fall Patients
- Being tested
- Online survey
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Online surveyOther
Anonymous survey using the online survey tool, JotForm
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Weighted average of factors that identify patients having difficulty managing their medicines, ranked in order of importance by ambulance clinicians
Measured: Baseline
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Sep 2019
- Study start30 Sep 2019
- Primary completion30 Jun 2020 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Sep 2020 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Pharmacist-Patient RelationsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 330 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Sponsor type
- Other government
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04085939
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- YASRD123
- Acronym
- REPLACES
- Status last verified
- Nov 2019
- First submitted
- 9 Sep 2019
- Last updated
- 25 Nov 2019
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Nov 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Referral to Pharmacists - Ambulance Clinician Experience Survey
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04085939
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- REPLACES / YASRD123
- Conditions
- Pharmacist-Patient Relations, Fall Patients
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 330 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS TrustOther government
- Study start
- 30 Sep 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jun 2020 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Sep 2020 (estimated)
- First posted
- 11 Sep 2019 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Falls in people aged 65 years and over are a common reason for calling the emergency ambulance service. Falls can be serious, with about 1 in 20 people having to be taken to hospital because they have been injured. Thankfully, in more than 4 out of 10 cases, people are not seriously injured and can be left at home. However, it is important that the reason for the fall is found and future falls are prevented where possible.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service can already make a referral to another local service to get specialist practical help for falls prevention when people are left at home after a fall. Research has shown that the safe use of medicines can prevent future falls, but that did not form. Now a new service has been set up for Yorkshire Ambulance Service to refer patients to the Leeds General Practice (GP) Confederation. A pharmacist working in the patients GP surgery will undertake a review of the patient's use of their medicines.
However, it is unknown how ambulance staff identify patients who may be at risk of future falls due to medicines being taken or issues with medicines management at home. This data is not currently collected in any ambulance patient records. It is also not known what their current practice is when a patient who is not managing their medicines well is identified. A literature search has revealed no papers on this topic. This research survey seeks to understand how ambulance clinicians identify and assist patients who are having difficulty in managing their medicines. Therefore, the results of this study are likely to provide new knowledge which will be generalisable to United Kingdom (UK) ambulance service practice.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Clinical staff working operationally, providing frontline ambulance care in Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust during the PREFACES project (24th May, 2019 to 31st May 2020)
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Clinical staff working operationally, providing frontline ambulance care in Yorkshire Ambulance Service National Health Service (NHS) Trust during the PREFACES project (24th May, 2019 to 31st May 2020)
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Clinical staff NOT working operationally, providing frontline ambulance care in Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Non-clinical staff
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Online surveyAnonymous survey using the online survey tool, JotForm | Other | – |
Primary outcome
Weighted average of factors that identify patients having difficulty managing their medicines, ranked in order of importance by ambulance clinicians
Time frame: Baseline
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Nov 2019.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Pharmacist-Patient Relations and Fall Patients, run by Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Nov 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Richard Pilbery (+447463734823, r.pilbery@nhs.net), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Weighted average of factors that identify patients having difficulty managing their medicines, ranked in order of importance by ambulance clinicians (time frame: Baseline). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Nov 2019.