A study evaluating the feasibility of trial processes and delivery of an intervention for doctors and pharmacists working in older people’s medicine wards in hospitals in England, to facilitate the review and stopping of medicines no longer needed or where the risk of harm outweighs the benefit.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Evaluation of a deprescribing intervention for geriatricians and pharmacists in older adult medicine setting in acute hospitals in England; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11899506
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Leicester

Brief Summary

2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37541754/ (added 07/08/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-05-12
• Last Update Posted: 16 October 2023
• Study Completion: 2025-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

Clinicians:
1. Geriatrician or pharmacists working in older adult medicine wards in hospitals in England
Patients:
2. Patients receiving care from a participating clinician during the study window

Exclusion Criteria

Clinicians:
1. Less than 0.3 FTE ward time

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified