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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN10137559
ISRCTN10137559
Completed
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Polypharmacy in chronic diseases - reduction of inappropriate medication and adverse drug events in elderly populations by electronic decision support: a multicenter cluster-randomized controlled trial

Witten/Herdecke University (Universität Witten/Herdecke)0 sites3,904 target enrollmentJuly 31, 2014

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Witten/Herdecke University (Universität Witten/Herdecke)
Enrollment
3904
Status
Completed
Last Updated
5 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

  1. 2016 protocol in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26822311 2. 2018 baseline analysis in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30021528 3. 2019 cross-sectional analysis of participant characteristics in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30021528 (added 12/09/2019) 4. 2020 results in: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32554566/ (added 22/06/2020)
Registry
who.int
Start Date
July 31, 2014
End Date
November 30, 2017
Last Updated
5 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Witten/Herdecke University (Universität Witten/Herdecke)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Age of 75 years and above living in the community or in a nursing home
  • 2\. At least 8 continuous drug prescriptions
  • 3\. Willing to participate
  • 4\. Able to sign informed consent according to the declaration of Helsinki

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Patients with a life expectancy assumed to be less than 1 year, e.g. patients with advanced cancer
  • 2\. Patients receiving chemotherapy and/or therapeutic radiation
  • 3\. Patients with dementia who are unable to provide informed consent

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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