Reducing inappropriate medications in older institutionalized persons

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Inappropriate medication; Other - Conditions of unknown or disputed aetiology (such as chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis); Public Health - Health promotion/education; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611001078943
• Lead Sponsor: Helsinki University Central Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-10-18
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 212

Inclusion Criteria

Living permanently in Helsinki nursing home/ assisted living facility
- 65 years+
- native Finnish skeaking
- uses at least one drug
- not at terminal stage (estimated prognosis >6 months)
- volunteer, participant or his/her proxy gives an informed consent to participate the study

Exclusion Criteria

Terminal stage
Has no drugs in regular use

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of inappropriate drugs (including those according to Beers' criteria, drugs with anticholinergic properties and psychotropic drugs)[6 and 12 months];Number of potentially harmful drug-drug interactions (D-class according to SFINX)[6 and 12 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health-related quality-of life according to 15D-measure[6 and 12 months];Cognition according to clock-drawing test and verbal flow[6 and 12 months];Hospital admissions, use and costs of health services.<br>These will be assessed via medical records and central registers.[12 months]