NCT06816550

A Prospective Study of Pattern of Chronic Use of NSAIDS in Patients Admitted to Emergency Department in Alexandria Main University Hospital.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 350 (actual)
• Sponsor: Alexandria University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to assess the pattern of chronic use of nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs in patients admitted to emergency department in Alexandria Main University Hospital. The main question it aims to answer is: What is the prevalence of chronic use of nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs among patients admitted to emergency department in Alexandria Main University Hospital?

Detailed description

This is a prospective cross sectional study of pattern of chronic use of NSAIDS in patients admitted to emergency department in Alexandria Main University Hospital. Three well trained emergency clinical pharmacists will start medication reconciliation process on admission by interviews with the patients or their care givers. The study aims to assess the pattern of chronic use of NSAIDS and evaluate the patients' knowledge about doses, duration and adverse events and other use precautions .Finally to provide counseling service regarding NSAIDS medical information to patients admitted to emergency department in Alexandria Main University Hospital.

Conditions

• NSAIDs Administration

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Doing Interviews with the patients admitted to emergency department to detect whom are on chronic use of nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs	detection of patients on chronic use of nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs among total patients admitted to emergency department in Alexandria Main University Hospital

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-01
• Primary completion: 2025-05-01
• Completion: 2025-06-01
• First posted: 2025-02-10
• Last updated: 2025-10-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt