New EHR tool aims to cut parent dosing errors in half
NCT ID NCT05146388
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether an automated system built into electronic health records could improve how pharmacists label and dispense liquid medicines for children. The goal was to reduce parent dosing errors by encouraging metric-only (mL) labels and providing the right dosing tool (like a syringe). Researchers studied 500 English- and Spanish-speaking parents of children prescribed liquid medications at two New York hospitals.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- EHR-based intervention (automated instructions to pharmacists)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to fewer dosing mistakes by parents, especially those with low health literacy or limited English.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed pre/post study, not a randomized trial, so results may not be widely generalizable. The intervention depends on pharmacist compliance.
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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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500 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Finished
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Feb 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: Caregiver/Child 1. English or Spanish-speaking 2. Parent or legal guardian of a child prescribed a liquid medicine in the NYU Langone Health - Brooklyn or Bellevue ED, general outpatient pediatric clinic, or specialty care clinics 3. 18 years of age or older 4. Child ≤8y discharged home with a Rx for ≥1 daily liquid medication dose ≤10mL, for use as a chronic or short course (≤14 days) medication 5. Primary person who will administer child's medications 6. Access to a smartphone that can take photos and send/receive text messages 7. Willingness and ability to participate Pharmacy staff 1\. Works at a pharmacy that dispensed index medicine to one of our study participants. Exclusion Criteria: Caregiver/Child 1. Does not have a working phone number 2. Not able to return for in-person follow-up visit 3. Was told to stop medication by provider after doctor/ED visit 4. Parent no longer having index medication bottle 5. Uncorrected hearing impairment 6. Self-reported poor visual acuity Pharmacy staff 1\. Staff with no responsibility in determining unit of measure to include on Rx's or type/capacity of the dosing tool to dispense for pediatric oral liquid medications.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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NYU Langone Health - Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York, 11220, United States
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Sunset Park Family Health Center at NYU Langone
Brooklyn, New York, 11220, United States