Safer Use of Medication in Pediatric Patients at Home

Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche62 enrolled

Overview

This study aims: * to develop a web-based notification system for caregivers of pediatric patients that allows to report medication errors and, based on this notification, and to share experiences and alerts about common errors of patients. * to assess de user satisfaction and perceived usefulness of the system. Participants: Parents with children who have required drug treatment in the last two months, who have an Internet connection and who agree to participate in the study. Sample size: 62 participants Main outcome variable: overall satisfaction

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Medication Errors and Other Product Use Errors and Issues

Interventions

Study groupOTHER

The study group uses a web-based medication error notification system

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * To care children aged under 14 years who have required drug treatment in the last two months * To have an Internet connection * To agree to participate in the study. * To be registered in the study web-based notification system * Age \> 17 years Exclusion Criteria: * To be health provider * To care children in residence for minors. * To care children with a life expectancy of less than 2 years.

Locations (1)

Mercedes Gilabert

Elche, Alicante, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Satisfaction with the web-based medication error notification system

Overall satisfaction with the web-based medication error notification system by an ad hoc questionnaire

Time frame: At one month after use of the website

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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