ongitudinal Urban Cohort Ageing Study, Subproject 6: Potentially Inappropriate Medication (PIM) and in-hospital falls

Not Applicable

• Conditions: R29.6; U50; Tendency to fall, not elsewhere classified

• Registration Number: DRKS00004721
• Lead Sponsor: Medizinische-Geriatrische Klinik, Abt. Forschung, Albertinen-Haus, Zentrum für Geriatrie und Gerontologie, Wissenschaftliche Einrichtung an der Universität Hamburg

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-02-11
• Study Completion: 2013-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 696

Inclusion Criteria

Length of stay = 48 h;
Written Consent

Exclusion Criteria

Refuser;
Written consent not possible (moribund, demented)

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PRISCUS-PIMs (as measured by PIM-Alert, during hospital stay and at discharge compared to PIMs on admission); <br><br>Changes in PIMs by PIM Alert<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Falls (as measured by standardised fall-incident reporting system during hospital stay); <br><br>Fallers (as measured by standardised fall-incident reporting system during hospital stay); <br><br>Length of stay <br>