CompletedNot Applicable

The IMPROVE Study-IMPact of a Regulated ADC System

United States120 participantsStarted 2014-09

Plain-language summary

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 distribution.This study seeks to obtain quantitative measurements of the impact of the regulated ADC System installed in select high volume units throughout the hospital.

Who can participate

Age range22 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects treated at study site in units where regulated ADC System was installed where greater number of medications is administered due to patient volume per nurse assignment or where greater throughput occurs * Time-sensitive scheduled medications administered on units where administration includes the use of the medication label printer * Piperacillin and tazobactam for injection, USP (United States Pharmacopeia) * All IV antibiotics * Insulin * Heparin Exclusion Criteria: * Medication administration data prior to January 1, 2013; * Medication administration data after March 31, 2013 through December 31, 2013; * Medication administration data after March 31, 2014.

What they're measuring

Medication Administered in Error

Timeframe: six months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02228694

SponsorHackensack Meridian Health

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2014-12

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