Impact of Patient Education on Benzodiazepine Use in the Elderly

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Anxiety; Insomnia

• Registration Number: NCT02478593
• Lead Sponsor: University of Vermont

Brief Summary

The overall goal of this research is to develop and test strategies to decrease potentially inappropriate medication use among the elderly.

Detailed Description

Specifically, the purpose of the study is to determine whether direct patient education is effective in decreasing benzodiazepine use in seniors.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-06
• Study First Submitted: 2015-06-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-06-17
• Study First Posted: 2015-06-23
• Primary Completion: 2019-01
• Study Completion: 2019-01
• Status Verified: 2019-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 2021-10-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• Men and women
• Full benefit members living in a SASH facility
• 60 years old or older
• Using at least 1 active short/medium/long acting benzodiazepine at time of recruitment

Exclusion Criteria

• Inability to provide consent
• Inability to communicate in English
• Diagnosis of severe mental illness, dementia, seizure disorder

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Benzodiazepine or non-benzodiazepine hypnotic medication use	Baseline and 6 months post-intervention	Proportion of subjects using benzodiazepine or non-benzodiazepine hypnotic medication (such as zolpidem)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient attempt to discontinuing benzodiazepine	1 month and 6 months post-intervention	Novel patient reported measure regarding attempts to discontinue medication
Belief about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ)	Baseline and 6 months post-intervention	This is a validated instrument assessing patient beliefs regarding medication efficacy and safety
Patient knowledge regarding benzodiazepines	Baseline and 6 months post-intervention	Novel patient reported measure regarding knowledge of the potential risks and benefits of benzodiazepines