CompletedNot Applicable

Effectiveness of Pre-Consultation Medication Reconciliation Service in Reducing Unintentional Medication Discrepancies During Transition of Care From Hospital Discharge to Primary Care Setting

200 participantsStarted 2016-03-11

Plain-language summary

This study evaluates the the effectiveness of pre-consultation Medication Reconciliation Service in reducing unintentional medication discrepancies among patients who discharged from hospital to primary care.

Who can participate

Age range21 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Age 21 years and older
✓. Patient or primary caregiver was able to provide informed consent
✓. Patient or primary caregiver was English, Mandarin or Malay speaking
✓. Patient was able to self-administer medications, or accompanied by a caregiver who assisted in administering medications
✓. Patient was prescribed 5 or more chronic medications
✓. The day of the study visit was the first follow-up visit in National Healthcare Group Polyclinics for chronic disease management after recent discharge from a local public hospital

Exclusion criteria

✕. Residents of nursing home
✕. The day of the study visit was for acute illness consult
✕. Unwilling to consent to a 30-day follow-up phone call.

What they're measuring

Unintentional medication discrepancies

Timeframe: 1 day

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03181906

SponsorNational Healthcare Group, Singapore

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-02-28

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