Evaluation of a multi-modal educational package for GP registrars in reviewing older patients’ medication regimens and deprescribing inappropriate medications

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Polypharmacy; Inappropriate medicines in the elderly; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000731291
• Lead Sponsor: Professor Parker Magin

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-05-02
• Study Completion: 2019-02-15
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 624

Inclusion Criteria

For the analysis using ReCEnT study data:
Intervention group: Registrars in Terms 1 and 2 of their vocational training program at one RTO (GP Synergy)
Control group: Registrars in Terms 1 and 2 of their vocational training program at two RTOs (General Practice Training Tasmania – GPTT; and Eastern Victoria GP Training- EVGP)
For the questionnaire-based study:
Registrars in Terms 1 and 2 of their vocational training program at one RTO (GP Synergy) at the commencement of the study
For the qualitative study:
Registrars in Terms 1 and 2 of their vocational training program at one RTO (GP Synergy) who have attended the workshop intervention and supervisors (who have attended the webinar intervention) of GP Synergy registrars

Exclusion Criteria

For the analysis using ReCEnT study data:
Registrars who do not provide consent for the data they collect as part of the ReCEnT project to be used for research purposes.
For the questionnaire-based study:
No exclusions
For the qualitative study:
Registrars or supervisors who have not attended the workshop or webinar

Registrars or supervisors who have not attended the workshop or webinar

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified