Administration of a Bitter-Tasting Medication: Comparison Between the Rx Medibottle and the Oral Syringe
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Official title
Efficacy of the Rx Medibottle Compared to the Oral Syringe in Delivering Infant-Acceptable Liquid Medication Completely and Accurately: a Controlled Clinical Trial
Brief summary
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Hypothesis: The Rx medibottle is more effective than the oral syringe when giving infants less than 2 years of age a bitter-tasting medication (prednisolone syrup). Summary: Infants who were admitted to the pediatric floor with a respiratory illness at the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital were offered the chance to take part in the study. If these children needed prednisolone syrup for their treatment, were less than 2 years old and were bottle-fed, and were in stable condition, they qualified. They were randomly assigned (just by chance), into a control arm, where they received medication using the oral syringe, or an intervention arm, where they were given medication using the Rx medibottle. How well the infant accepted the bitter-tasting medication was compared between the two arms using an infant medication acceptance scale. The scale was administered and a score generated by two raters: the nurse who administered the medication, and a child life therapist who witnessed the administration. The time needed to give the medication, the drug delivery device's ability to administer the entire dose of medication and the mother's satisfaction with the method used were also compared between the two arms.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00634374
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 81 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 2 Days to 24 Months
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Jan 2005 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- Apr 2006 (Actual)
- Completion
- Apr 2006 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Apr 14, 2008
2005 – 2006
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center | The Bronx | New York | 10457 | — |
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- Last update posted Apr 14, 2008 · Synced Nov 14, 2026
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