Alleviating Geriatric Inpatients' Medication-related Iatrogenesis
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Iatrogenic DiseaseRisk Reduction
- Interventions
- Other: Risk score based intervention
- Registration Number
- NCT05017948
- Lead Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Brief Summary
This study will evaluate the MedWise Risk Score™ (MWRS™), a holistic approach to quantifying the risk of a patient's medication regimen. High risk patients will be identified at hospital discharge. Targeted interventions will be made to reduce their MWRS™ with a 30-day follow up. The hypothesis being tested is that a reduction in MWRS™ will lead to reduced 30-day readmission.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
- Hospital admission for at least 48 hours
- Prescribed at least 5 medications at hospital discharge
- Baseline medication risk score of 20 or more
Exclusion Criteria
- Reside greater than 25 miles from the index facility
- Discharge to hospice
- Discharge against medical advice
- Patient expiration during initial hospitalization
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention Risk score based intervention Discharge medication regimen instructions will be provided upon discharge after being assessed using the MWRS, optimized, and assessed by the prescriber.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of individuals with an emergency department visit or hospital readmission 30 days after hospital discharge Number of individuals with an emergency department visit or hospital readmission
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Difference in score between patients aged older and younger than 65 years At time of intervention Comparison between age groups
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset
🇺🇸Somerville, New Jersey, United States