Monitoring Side Effects Of Pain Medication Prescribing By Emergency Department In Patients Over 65. The MOSE65 Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 1,000
- Locations
- 5
- Primary Endpoint
- To measure side effects of pain medication prescribed by emergency department to patients older 65 years
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Half of the people over the age of 65 are not functioning at their optimal level because of interference from pain. > 50% of older adults had taken prescriptions of pain medication beyond a 6-month period. In Emergency Department 80% of visits involving conditions with painful component. The study aims to observe and check side effects of most frequently pain killers prescribing at home to patients over 65 years old after a visit in emergency department.
Detailed Description
- observe side effects of pain medications prescribed in emergency department to patient over 65 yo
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 65 Years to — (Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •65 years or older
- •new analgesic treatment po following emergency department visits
- •easily reachable by phone
Exclusion Criteria
- •age under 65
- •pt may not able to hear, or answer the phone
- •pt with a history of dementia
- •pt who already takes pain killer, or neuroleptics
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
To measure side effects of pain medication prescribed by emergency department to patients older 65 years
Time Frame: up to 1 week
To Measure the rate of mayor and minor complications and the number of hospitalization during the therapy
Secondary Outcomes
- To ascertain the number of patients pain free(1 month)
- Measure the number of patients that follow the therapy prescribed(1 month)
Investigators
Ciro Paolillo
Dr. Ciro Paolillo
Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria della Misericordia