Influence of Medication Taste on Pediatric Prescribers' Prescribing Habits

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01734759

First Posted: November 28, 2012

Last Update Posted: October 21, 2013

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Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Bernard Lee, Mayo Clinic

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to see if a medication taste test influences the prescribing habits of pediatric prescribers at Mayo Clinic.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Healthy	Drug: Taste Test	Phase 1


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: None (Open Label) Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Official Title:	Influence of Medication Palatability on Prescribing Habits of Pediatric Prescribers

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Taste and Smell Disorders

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Bernard Lee, Mayo Clinic:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Taste scores on the visual analog scale [ Time Frame: Change from baseline in taste scores at 3 months ]
Medication taste scores on the visual analog scale before and after a medication tasting will be measured.


Enrollment:	50
Study Start Date:	November 2012
Study Completion Date:	January 2013
Primary Completion Date:	January 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Taste Test	Drug: Taste Test Before the taste test each participant will fill out an informed consent form and an enrollment survey. Each participant will receive 0.5 mL of each study medication in the taste test. During the taste test each medication in a class will be labeled with a color name so as to prevent any bias from preconceived taste perception. They will record their perception of the medications taste on a visual analog scale (VAS). An anaphlyaxis kit will be on hand in case of emergencies. Between samples participants will cleanse their palate with a saltine cracker and 30 mL of water. 5 different classes of medications will be tested. Medications to be sampled and the corresponding dose of the test dose are: Cephalosporins: cefdinir 12.5 mg, cefixime 10 mg Penicillins: penicillin VK 12.5 mg, amoxicillin 12.5 mg Analgesic/antipyretics: acetaminophen 16 mg, ibuprofen 10 mg Steroids: prednisolone 1.5 mg, prednisone 0.5 mg H2 receptor blockers: famotidine 4 mg, ranitidine 7.5 mg

Arms

Assigned Interventions

Experimental: Taste Test

Drug: Taste Test

Before the taste test each participant will fill out an informed consent form and an enrollment survey. Each participant will receive 0.5 mL of each study medication in the taste test. During the taste test each medication in a class will be labeled with a color name so as to prevent any bias from preconceived taste perception. They will record their perception of the medications taste on a visual analog scale (VAS). An anaphlyaxis kit will be on hand in case of emergencies. Between samples participants will cleanse their palate with a saltine cracker and 30 mL of water. 5 different classes of medications will be tested.

Medications to be sampled and the corresponding dose of the test dose are:

Cephalosporins: cefdinir 12.5 mg, cefixime 10 mg
Penicillins: penicillin VK 12.5 mg, amoxicillin 12.5 mg
Analgesic/antipyretics: acetaminophen 16 mg, ibuprofen 10 mg
Steroids: prednisolone 1.5 mg, prednisone 0.5 mg
H2 receptor blockers: famotidine 4 mg, ranitidine 7.5 mg

Eligibility

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Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

subjects possess prescriptive authority (e.g. MD, nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, medication therapy management pharmacists)
subjects have prescribed at least one of the study medications from one of the medication classes to pediatric patients at an outpatient clinic in the three months preceding the study

Exclusion Criteria:

subjects do not prescribe any of the tested medications
subject has an allergy to all of the study medications
subject is pregnant or breastfeeding
subject has a medical condition that prevents them from being involved in the taste test

Participants are advised to be within or accessible to the Rochester, MN area during study recruitment and accessible afterwards via mail, email or fax.

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01734759

Locations


United States, Minnesota
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

Sponsors and Collaborators

Mayo Clinic

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Bernard Lee, PharmD, RPh	Mayo Clinic
Principal Investigator:	Ole J Olson, Pharm.D., BCPS	Mayo Clinic
Study Director:	Michelle J LoTurco, Pharm.D.	Mayo Clinic

More Information


Responsible Party:	Bernard Lee, Principle Investigator, Mayo Clinic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01734759 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	12-005823
First Submitted:	November 17, 2012
First Posted:	November 28, 2012
Last Update Posted:	October 21, 2013
Last Verified:	October 2013

Keywords provided by Bernard Lee, Mayo Clinic:


medication palatability medication taste

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