Medication Education for Dosing Safety

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Conditions studied: Pain, Fever

In brief

Acetaminophen and ibuprofen are two of the most commonly used medication products among children \<12 years old, and these medications are frequently prescribed for patients leaving the emergency department (ED), but previous studies have shown that parents often leave the ED unsure of how to safely dose these medications at home. This study will be a randomized controlled trial of a brief medication safety intervention, and examining parental knowledge and implementation of appropriate weight-based dosing.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03223246

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

149

Starts

2017-10-01

Expected to finish

2018-08-28

Last updated by the study team

2020-11-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• parents of children between ages of 90 days to 11.9 years
• being discharged with a plan for use of liquid acetaminophen (any age) or ibuprofen (limited to those >6 months old). The clinical team will determine planned medication use.
• parental fluency in English or Spanish
• ability to be reached by telephone over the next 7 days
• planned discharge home.

You may not qualify if…

• presence of a complex chronic condition in the child
• planned use of a non-standard weight-based medication dose.
• Families will also be excluded if the adult with the child is not a parent or legal guardian.

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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