Randomized Pilot Trial of the Impact of Bedside Delivery of Discharge Medications to Pediatric Patients With Asthma
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Asthma |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 2 - 17 |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | January 2015 |
| End Date: | July 2015 |
Randomized Pilot Trial of the Impact of Bedside Delivery of Discharge Medications
This randomized pilot study proposes to field-test key logistical aspects of studying an
intervention already available to patients on the pediatric ward, namely a discharge
medication delivery service, called "Meds-in-Hand," which has been refined via a quality
improvement process, but not rigorously studied nor fully implemented.
intervention already available to patients on the pediatric ward, namely a discharge
medication delivery service, called "Meds-in-Hand," which has been refined via a quality
improvement process, but not rigorously studied nor fully implemented.
At this time, Meds-in-Hand is not currently utilized for approximately 40% of patients
admitted to the pediatric ward at Boston Medical Center. Currently patients do not receive
their discharge medications via the delivery service for a variety of reasons, however they
continue to receive the usual care standard employed by most hospitals, where prescriptions
are sent to their home pharmacy for pickup after discharge. This study does not change the
actual medications patients receive, but how and when they get them. Rigorous study of the
relationship between Meds-in-Hand and patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes has not
been performed to date, so there is equipoise about the value of the intervention, however
observational data in the population in question, namely children admitted for an asthma
exacerbation, suggest that patients who receive Meds-in-Hand prior to discharge have a
reduced likelihood of a return visit to the Emergency Department in 30 days. The study will
focus on parent-patient dyads admitted with an asthma exacerbation where the child is aged
2-17 years, however parents will be the exclusive study subjects. Parents of the patients
will be asked a baseline, in-hospital survey as well as participate in phone follow-up
interviews to report on the patient experience and parent-reported child health outcomes at
approximately 3 and 30 days after leaving the hospital. 60 total parents will be enrolled,
30 in each arm of the study. This pilot study will also obtain empiric estimates of key
study parameters to inform future study design and begin to examine trends between the
groups of patients who are randomized to the Meds-in-Hand intervention and those randomized
to usual care.
admitted to the pediatric ward at Boston Medical Center. Currently patients do not receive
their discharge medications via the delivery service for a variety of reasons, however they
continue to receive the usual care standard employed by most hospitals, where prescriptions
are sent to their home pharmacy for pickup after discharge. This study does not change the
actual medications patients receive, but how and when they get them. Rigorous study of the
relationship between Meds-in-Hand and patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes has not
been performed to date, so there is equipoise about the value of the intervention, however
observational data in the population in question, namely children admitted for an asthma
exacerbation, suggest that patients who receive Meds-in-Hand prior to discharge have a
reduced likelihood of a return visit to the Emergency Department in 30 days. The study will
focus on parent-patient dyads admitted with an asthma exacerbation where the child is aged
2-17 years, however parents will be the exclusive study subjects. Parents of the patients
will be asked a baseline, in-hospital survey as well as participate in phone follow-up
interviews to report on the patient experience and parent-reported child health outcomes at
approximately 3 and 30 days after leaving the hospital. 60 total parents will be enrolled,
30 in each arm of the study. This pilot study will also obtain empiric estimates of key
study parameters to inform future study design and begin to examine trends between the
groups of patients who are randomized to the Meds-in-Hand intervention and those randomized
to usual care.
Inclusion Criteria:
- admission includes treatment for asthma exacerbation
- discharge medications will require a new prescription
- primary care taker speaks english or spanish
Exclusion Criteria:
- patients being discharge outside of the operating hours of the delivery service
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