Improving Parental Understanding of Medication Instructions Through a Pictogram-Based Intervention

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Medication Errors

In brief

Liquid medication administration errors are common, and place children at risk for adverse events. Caregivers with low socioeconomic status (SES), low education and poor health literacy skills are at increased risk for errors. In this study, we seek to assess whether at-risk parents who received a plain language, pictogram-based intervention would have reduced medication dosing errors and improved medication adherence.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00537433

Run by

NYU Langone Health

People needed

251

Starts

2006-07-01

Expected to finish

2007-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2007-10-01

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 8. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• child 30 days through 8 years old
• child prescribed a liquid medication (short course (<14 days) daily dose medication or as needed (prn) medication)

You may not qualify if…

• caregiver accompanying child to visit not primarily responsible for administering medication to the child
• caregiver not fluent in English or Spanish
• child requiring immediate medical attention
• child who typically takes medications in tablet form
• child having a visit involving a psychiatric problem or child protection issue

Where it is running

• NYU School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics — New York, New York, United States

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