Developing a way of improving the prescribing of many drugs for older people who live in their own home and are cared for by general practitioners

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Polypharmacy in older people; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN18176245
• Lead Sponsor: Queen's University Belfast

Brief Summary

2017 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28748106/ results 2016 Other publications in https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1907-3 Development of intervention (added 16/02/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2015-09-30
• Study Start: 2016-01-22
• Last Update Posted: 27 February 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

General practice inclusion criteria:
1. Located in Northern Ireland
2. The practice was willing to implement the study
3. Individual general practitioners (GPs) willing to provide written informed consent.

Patient inclusion criteria:
1. Over the age of 65
2. Receiving four or more regular medicines
3. Not cognitively impaired
4. Resident in the community

Exclusion Criteria

1. Not meeting the inclusion criteria
2. Not proving written informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified