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RCT: The Effect of an Electronic Clinical Decision Support Application on Perioperative Medication Errors.

No phase Interventional Perioperative Medication Errors Perioperative Adverse Medication Events

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Electronic Clinical Decision Support Application.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Perioperative Medication Errors, Perioperative Adverse Medication Events. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
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Official title

Impact of a Novel Electronic Clinical Decision Support Application on Perioperative Medication Errors and Adverse Medication Events: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Overview

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of a novel clinical decision support application on the rate of perioperative medication errors and preventable adverse medication events. The investigators hypothesize that the perioperative clinical decision support application will reduce the incidence of perioperative medication errors and adverse medication events compared to the standard of care.

Interventions

  • Other Electronic Clinical Decision Support Application
    Robust, real-time medication-related clinical decision support application for use in the operating room. The application is fully integrated with existing clinical systems. It provides visual alerts for medication errors and adverse medication events at the point-of-care.

Primary outcome measures

  • Combined incidence of medication errors and adverse medication events in the perioperative setting [Time frame: 6 months]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
  • Incidence of medication errors the perioperative setting [Time frame: 6 months]
  • Incidence of adverse medication events in the perioperative setting [Time frame: 6 months]
  • Preventability of medication errors and adverse medication events [Time frame: 6 months]
  • Severity of harm (or potential harm) associated with both medication errors and adverse medication events in the perioperative setting [Time frame: 6 months]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Anesthesia clinician (anesthesiologists, certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), student nurse anesthetists, fellows and residents) at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Exclusion criteria

  • Study staff

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Prevention

Study locations

Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.

Publications

  • Nanji KC, Patel A, Shaikh S, Seger DL, Bates DW. Evaluation of Perioperative Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events. Anesthesiology. 2016 Jan;124(1):25-34. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000000904. PMID 26501385

Identifiers

NCT: NCT04342013 · K08HS024764

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗