Pharmacist service to reduce side effects of medicines in older people in aged care

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cognitive function; Physical function; Frailty; Adverse events; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000766213
• Lead Sponsor: Australian Government Department of Health Pharmacy Trial Program

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-05-07
• Study Completion: 2020-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 22 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 275

Inclusion Criteria

1) Receive services from an eligible aged-care facility;
2) Use four or more medicines at the time of recruitment or on more than one
medicine one of which has anticholinergic or sedative properties.

Exclusion Criteria

1) Persons with significant existing frailty burden, defined as a score of 0.40 or
above using the Frailty Index;
2) Persons with moderate or severe dementia;
3) Persons receiving palliative care;
4) Persons receiving respite care;
5) Persons participating in another research project

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in frailty level as assessed using the frailty index[Baseline, 6-months post-baseline, 12 months post-baseline (primary endpoint)]