New tech aims to cut medication hassles for home care workers
NCT ID NCT06728254
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a digital ordering system to help nurses, doctors, and pharmacists handle medication requests more efficiently at home. About 70 caregivers and patients took part. The goal was to see if the system saves time and reduces stress compared to current phone-based methods.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria Caregivers: * Actively pursuing at least one of the following health professions extramurally: nurse, nursing assistant level 1 or level 2 , elderly specialist caregiver, home care assistant * Active maintenance of nursing documentation and use of the duty cell phone * Age 18+ years * Willing to comply with all study-related procedures and provide informed consent
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johanniter Österreich Ausbildung und Forschung gem. GmbH
Vienna, 1210, Austria
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Volkshilfe Gesundheits- und Soziale Dienste GmbH
Linz, 4200, Austria
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Volkshilfe Wien gemeinnützige Betriebs-GmbH
Vienna, Austria
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Wiener Rotes Kreuz- Rettungs-, Krankentransport-, Pflege- und Betreuungsgesellschaft m.b.H.
Vienna, 1030, Austria