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Evaluation of the Effect of Consensus-based Protocols for the Treatment of Minor Ailments

Без фазы С лечением Community Pharmacy Services

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Что изучают: В протоколе указаны: Patient guided and followed by the pharmacist.
Кому может быть актуально: Состояния в реестре: Community Pharmacy Services. Базовые параметры: 18 лет — 65 лет · Все.
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Где проводится: Колумбия
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Официальное название

Evaluation of the Effect of Consensus-based Protocols for the Treatment of Minor Ailments in Drugstores and Pharmacies in Medellin and the Metropolitan Area, Colombia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Обзор

Minor ailments are common, self-limited conditions unrelated to the patient's underlying health problems or adverse effects of their current medications. Minor ailment services are pharmacist-led interventions that provide patients with the most appropriate recommendation when unsure about the medication for a specific minor ailment. It involves advice on nonprescription drugs, non-pharmacological measures, or referral to another health care practitioner. In Colombia, evaluating and implementing this service could optimize nonprescription drugs use and improve minor ailment management in primary health care settings.

Подробное описание

A 10-month parallel-group clinical trial will be conducted in drugstores and pharmacies (ambulatory retail establishments) in Medellín and the Metropolitan Area. Patients requesting nonprescription drugs for one of five predefined minor ailments (influenza-like syndrome, common cold, headache, dysmenorrhea, or sore throat) will be eligible. Establishments, randomized by cluster sampling, will be allocated to either the intervention (management using CBPs) or control (standard management + education on responsible self-medication) group. Pharmacy staff will receive training in appropriate CBP use. Eligible patients will be consecutively enrolled and followed-up by the research team on days 3, 5, 7, and 10 after the consultation in both groups. Analyses will be performed using Python, including descriptive statistics, bivariate comparisons (p \< 0.05), and multivariate Cox regression for significant variables. An intention-to-treat approach will address missing data and dropouts.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of Consensus-based Protocols (CBPs) on the management and duration of some MA, and on the referral rate to General medical Practitioner (GPs) in drugstores and pharmacies. Secondary outcomes include: 1) To clinically and socio-demographically characterize the population that visits a drugstore or pharmacy requesting a nonprescription drug to manage a MA, and 2) To assess the management, duration, rate and causes of GP referrals in drugstores and pharmacies with the use of CBPs among patients requesting nonprescription drugs for the management of a potential MA.

Вмешательства

Другое Patient guided and followed by the pharmacist
The Study Coordinating Group will train the pharmacy Staff regarding these protocols. This training will cover both pharmacological and non-pharmacological aspects of MA management. The pharmacological component will emphasize the appropriate selection and safe use of nonprescription drugs, with a focus on identifying potential drug interactions, contraindications, and moderate and serious ADRs. Pharmacy staff will also be equipped with tools to apply proper criteria for referral to a GP when n

Первичные конечные точки

MA resolution [Срок оценки: 12 months]
MA duration [Срок оценки: 12 months]
Referral rate to GP [Срок оценки: 12 months]

Вторичные конечные точки (3)

Characterization of the patient population visiting the drugstores and pharmacies to request nonprescription drugs for the management of a MA [Срок оценки: 3 months]
Identification and classification of the MA [Срок оценки: 12 months]
Need for a nonprescription drug to treat the MA [Срок оценки: 12 months]

Критерии участия

Критерии включения

Drugstores and drugstores/pharmacies:

Establishments located in Medellin and Metropolitan area
Establishments that have a Pharmacy Technician serving as the technical director.
Establishments with electronic point-of-sale system for data collection.
Commitment to participate for the full 10-month study period.

Participants (patients):

Explicit consent to participate in the study.
Are the direct consumers requesting the nonprescription drug (i.e., not requesting them on behalf of someone else).
Present one of the five predefined potential MA that will be included in the study: influenza-like syndrome and catarrh, headache, common cold, sore throat, and menstrual pain or cramps.
Have access to mobile phone for follow-upThe person requesting the OTC medication must be the end consumer of it.