Clinical trials: Medication Errors
Depression, Medication Administered in Error
Screening and Interventions in an Acute Care Setting
The purpose of this study is to: 1) evaluate the reliability and validity of EMS screening for depression and cognitive impairment and 2) to develop a pilot ED intervention program to address the needs of older adults found to be…
- Conditions
- Depression, Medication Administered in Error, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT00545155
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 187 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Medication Administration, Medication Errors
Decreasing Medication Errors by Caregivers Using a Health Literacy Intervention
Giving medications to children can be confusing; studies have shown that caregivers make dosing administration errors up to 50% of the time.
- Trial name
- NCT01294501
- Testing
- Medication administration educational module
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Medication Administered in Error, Medication Compliance
The IMPROVE Study-IMPact of a Regulated ADC System
An automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) is a computerized drug storage device or cabinet designed for hospitals. ADCs allow medications to be stored and dispensed near the point of care while controlling and tracking drug…
- Trial name
- IMPROVE (NCT02228694)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hackensack Meridian Health
Medication Errors
Statewide Implementation of Electronic Health Records
To determine the effects of Electronic Health Record use on medication error rates in primary care office practices. Hypothesis: Adoption of Electronic Health Records through this program will reduce medication errors
- Trial name
- NCT00225576
- Testing
- Electronic Health Record Implementation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,030 people
- Sponsor
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Patients in Highest Medication Error Risk
Effect of Medication Reviews Performed in High Risk Patients
The purpose of the study is to examine whether a stratified medication review performed in patients at highest risk of experiencing medication errors have impact on numbers of medication errrors during hospitalization.
- Trial name
- NCT01819974
- Testing
- Stratified medication review
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Adverse Drug Reaction, Medication Administered in Error
the Pharmacy Intervention Team Hospital-based (PITH) for People Study: Effect on Clinical and Economic Outcomes
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a hospital pharmacy team (pharmacy technicians and pharmacists) together with (recently admitted) patients are able to diminish the number of drug related problems including…
- Trial name
- PITH (NCT01906710)
- Testing
- integrated medicines management
- Where
- 4 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- Clementine CM Stuijt PharmD, MSc
Medication Errors
Observational Study to Reduce Medication Errors
A medication error is a failure in the treatment process that leads to, or has the potential to lead, to harm to the patient.1 Medication errors are a common unfortunate occurrence in hospital.
- Trial name
- OSME (NCT01734642)
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people
- Sponsor
- Universita di Verona
Medication Errors
Impact of Vendor Systems on Ambulatory Medication Safety
Our objective is to determine the effects of electronic prescribing on medication safety including medication errors, near misses and preventable adverse drug events in the ambulatory setting.
- Trial name
- BWHCERT5E (NCT00773500)
- Testing
- Electronic prescribing
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Medication Errors
Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Transmission of Discharge Medication Lists
The purpose of this study is twofold: 1. to measure the effects of transitioning from one electronic prescribing system to another in the ambulatory setting on medication errors and human-computer interactions 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00603070
- Testing
- E-prescribing system, Electronic transmission of medication discharge lists
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Impact of Barcode Technology on Medication Errors
Using Barcode Technology to Improve Medication Safety
This study will investigate the impact of barcode technology on medication errors made by nursing. In addition, it will measure the impact of this technology on nursing workflow and satisfaction.
- Trial name
- NCT00243373
- Testing
- Barcode technology/eMAR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6,700 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Medication Errors
Outpatient Prescription Errors: Detection, Analysis, and Impact on Safety
The purpose of this study is to better understand outpatient prescribing errors through clinic and pharmacy-based error reporting systems.
- Trial name
- NCT00256568
- Testing
- reporting system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Medication Errors
Evaluation of an Outpatient Modified Prescription Form
The purpose of this study is to determine if a modified paper prescribing form decreases prescribing errors compared to a traditional or standard paper prescribing form.
- Trial name
- NCT00256594
- Testing
- prescription form
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Medication Errors, Medical Records Systems, Computerized
Improving Pediatric Safety and Quality With Health Care Information Technology
This study includes four projects aimed to improve the quality and safety of pediatric care through the implementation of four clinical decision support services in the electronic health record (EHR).
- Conditions
- Medication Errors, Medical Records Systems, Computerized, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement
- Trial name
- NCT00134823
- Testing
- weight based dosing decision support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,420 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Medication Administered in Error, Adverse Drug Events
Ambulatory Medication Reconciliation Following Hospital Discharge
Adverse drug events (ADEs) after hospital discharge are common. The purpose of this research study is see if we can design an electronic tool given to your primary care provider (PCP) that will reduce adverse drug events…
- Trial name
- NCT00740675
- Testing
- Outpatient Medication Reconciliation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 912 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Frail Elderly, Medication Errors
MD.2 Medication Dispenser Medication Adherence Study
The objective of this study is to quantify the benefits of using the MD.2 on health outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT00560001
- Testing
- MD.2 Medication Dispenser
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Interactive Medical Developments
Medication Errors
Efficacy of a Behavioral Based Education Intervention to Decrease Medication History Errors Among Professional Nurses.
The purpose of the study is to determine if a behavioral knowledge based education intervention will decrease medication transcription errors among professional nurses when admitting elder patients to a hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT00845494
- Testing
- cognitive behavioral intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Medication Errors, Patient Safety
Impact of Computerized Physician Order Entry on Medication Prescription Errors in the Intensive Care Unit: a Controlled Cross-Sectional Trial.
Device: computerized physician order entry. We wanted to investigate if the introduction of a computerized intensive care unit system reduced the incidence and severity of medication prescription errors (MPEs).
- Trial name
- NCT00287274
- Testing
- computerized physician order entry
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Medication Errors
Improving Parental Understanding of Medication Instructions Through a Pictogram-Based Intervention
Liquid medication administration errors are common, and place children at risk for adverse events. Caregivers with low socioeconomic status (SES), low education and poor health literacy skills are at increased risk for errors.
- Trial name
- NCT00537433
- Testing
- Pictogram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 251 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health