Actively Recruiting
Evaluation of the Effect of Consensus-based Protocols for the Treatment of Minor Ailments
Led by Universidad de Antioquia · Updated on 2025-08-29
900
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
43 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
Universidad de Antioquia
Lead Sponsor
F
Farmacias Pasteur
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Minor ailments are common, self-limited conditions unrelated to the patient's underlying health problems or adverse effects of their current medications. Minor ailment services are pharmacist-led interventions that provide patients with the most appropriate recommendation when unsure about the medication for a specific minor ailment. It involves advice on nonprescription drugs, non-pharmacological measures, or referral to another health care practitioner. In Colombia, evaluating and implementing this service could optimize nonprescription drugs use and improve minor ailment management in primary health care settings.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Evaluation of the Effect of Consensus-based Protocols for the Treatment of Minor Ailments
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Drugstores or pharmacies located in Medellín and the Metropolitan area
- Have a Pharmacy Technician as the technical director
- Use an electronic point-of-sale system for data collection
- Agree to participate for the full 10-month study period
- Patients must give explicit consent to join the study
- Patients must be requesting the nonprescription drug for themselves
- Patients must have one of these minor ailments: influenza-like syndrome and catarrh, headache, common cold, sore throat, or menstrual pain/cramps
- Patients must have access to a mobile phone for follow-up
You will not qualify if you...
- Refusal to sign informed consent
- Inability to complete the data questionnaire
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- Patients with minor ailments caused by adverse drug reactions
- Patients with symptoms lasting more than seven days
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Farmacias Pasteur S.A.
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, 050001
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Andrea Salazar
CONTACT
M
Milena Ortiz
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
2
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