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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN18176245
ISRCTN18176245
Completed
N/A

Development of an intervention to improve appropriate polypharmacy for older people in primary care

Queen's University Belfast0 sites10 target enrollmentJanuary 22, 2016

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Polypharmacy in older people
Sponsor
Queen's University Belfast
Enrollment
10
Status
Completed
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

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)

Registry
who.int
Start Date
January 22, 2016
End Date
September 30, 2015
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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