Understanding Patient's Knowledge and Use of Acetaminophen

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Liver Failure

In brief

Introduction to Study Objectives: In a joint collaboration of the Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERTS) at The University of Pennsylvania and the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, this study proposes to a) combine detailed but under-utilized existing large datasets and b) collect new primary data; together, resulting two data resources will advance our ability to describe, study, and understand the effectiveness and safety of pharmaceuticals received by pediatric patients in hospitals, and how to improve the safe use of over-the-counter (OTC) acetaminophen in home settings. The CERTS study is organized into two projects: Project I and Project II. For this protocol, the study focus will be Project II-Phase 1. Project II will seek to qualitatively describe the patterns of use and misuse of over-the-counter OTC acetaminophen, through information gathered from consumers of various age groups, as well as professional key informants. Project II-Phase 1 Objective 1: -Qualitatively explore knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices regarding adult and adolescent self-administration of OTC acetaminophen, and parental administration of OTC acetaminophen to children. Objective 2: -Qualitatively explore experiences and practices of key professional informants, including physician and pharmacists, with respect to communicating information on the administration and risks of OTC acetaminophen to consumers and patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00823758

Run by

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

People needed

124

Starts

2008-12-19

Expected to finish

2020-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-01-27

Who can join

Age: 13 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• English or Spanish language proficiency.
• Residence in Metropolitan Houston, Texas.
• Adequate cognition as determined by the research staff through the use of questions related to orientation about person, time and place.
• Adolescents who are 13 to 20 years of age who have ever heard of over-the-counter medication (We will recruit 20 adolescents through their parents, who will be required to give consent before the study staff contacts the child);or parents of children (either a mother or a father, but only one parent per family) under 8 years of age who have ever given their children an over- the-counter medication; or adults (21 years of age or older) who have used over-the-counter medication in the past 2 years.
• Primary care physicians will be Family Practitioners or General Internist, with an active Texas license, who devote at least 50% of their time to clinical practice.
• Pharmacists will hold a PharmD degree and licensure in the state of Texas and work at least half-time in a community pharmacy setting.

You may not qualify if…

• Participants who do not give informed consent.
• A parent whose spouse/partner is/has already participated in the focus group.
• Pharmacists actively enrolled in a training program.
• Physicians who are participating in a fellowship or residency training program.
• Children who may be depressed or at risk of suicide or managing that risk.

Where it is running

• The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Baylor College of Medicine — Houston, Texas, United States
• Harris County Hospital District Outpatient Clinics — Houston, Texas, United States
• Kelsey Seybold — Houston, Texas, United States

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