Opti-Med: A randomised controlled trial of deprescribing to optimise health outcomes for frail older people.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Medication use in older adults who are often frail with complex co-morbidity (co-existing medical conditions).Other - Research that is not of generic health relevance and not applicable to specific health categories listed above
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12613001204730
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Western Australia
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 954
Inclusion Criteria
living in a residential aged care facility.
- not moribund/terminal phase of illness
- taking regular medication (prescribed or other)
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
i)Not taking any regular medication;
ii)Moribund or otherwise in the terminal phase of illness;
iii)Usual doctor does not agree to participation;
iv)RACF manager does not agree to participation; or
v)Participant/next of kin (if participant lacks capacity to consent) does not agree to participation.
vi)Non-English Speaking (In the first phase of recruitment only those people who are able to understand English will be recruited. If subsequently necessary, an amendment to recruit participants who do not understand English will be proposed).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method