Pharmaceutical Care and Clinical Outcomes for the Elderly Taking Potentially Inappropriate Medication

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Elderly; Chronic Disease
• Interventions: Behavioral: Pharmacist intervention

• Registration Number: NCT00844025
• Lead Sponsor: Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital

Brief Summary

The investigators propose that clinical pharmacist interventions would reduce the rate of adverse drug events in elderly patients taking potentially inappropriate medication.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-02
• Study First Submitted: 2009-02-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-02-12
• Study First Posted: 2009-02-13
• Status Verified: 2009-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-03-30
• Last Update Posted: 2009-03-31
• Primary Completion: 2010-02
• Study Completion: 2010-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• Hospitalized patients aged at least 65 years
• Taking at least six prescribed medicines regularly, including at least one potential inappropriate medication

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who refused informed consent
• Discharged before consent could be obtained
• Cognitive impaired

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Pharmacist intervention	Pharmacist intervention	Patients in the intervention group will receive pharmaceutical care delivered by clinical pharmacist, which including medication review, medication reconciliation, patient education and recommended actions.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of unsolved drug-related problems	14 days after randomization

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rate of adverse drug event during hospitalization	14 days after randomization
Number of potentially inappropriate medication	14 days after randomization

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shin Kong Wo Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Department of Pharmacy; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan