Effect of Modality on Discharge Instruction in Patients Receiving Outpatient Antibiotic Prescriptions From the Emergency Department

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Conditions studied: Modality of Discharge Instructions

In brief

Outpatient antibiotics are frequently prescribed from the emergency department, and limited health literacy may impact compliance with recommended treatments. The investigators are looking to determine if patient preference for multimodality discharge instructions for outpatient antibiotic therapy varies by health literacy level, and if modality effected patient-reported antibiotic compliance and 72-hour antibiotic pick-up.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01775969

Run by

Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

People needed

2874

Starts

2011-05-01

Expected to finish

2013-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-10-25

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Emergency department patient being prescribed an outpatient antibiotic or the parent of a patient under the age of 18 being prescribed on outpatient antibiotic

You may not qualify if…

• Doesn't have a cell phone that can receive text messages and voicemail messages
• Unable to provide informed consent
• Prisoners

Where it is running

• Hennepin County Medical Center — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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