The Influence of Pharmacist Interventions on the Effectiveness of Warfarin Treatment in Elderly Patients From Rural Areas

Slaven Falamić0 sites131 target enrollmentMay 2015

ConditionsAtrial Fibrillation Thrombosis Cardiac Failure Hemorrhage

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation
Sponsor: Slaven Falamić
Enrollment: 131
Primary Endpoint: Time in therapeutic range (TTR)
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 8 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The primary study goal is to explore the influence of pharmacist interventions on the effectiveness of warfarin treatment in a specific subpopulation.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

May 2015

End Date

January 2017

Last Updated

8 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Slaven Falamić

Responsible Party

Sponsor Investigator

Principal Investigator

Slaven Falamić

Slaven Falamić,MPharm, Prinicipal-Investigator

Slaven Falamić

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Age ≥65 years
•Living site of participant outside the city eg. rural site
•Expected duration of warfarin therapy at least 6 months from the inclusion in the study and 3 months before

Exclusion Criteria

•Hospitalization
•Vegetarianism
•Patients not able to provide an informed consent
•The use of drug that has an X level of clinical significance of interaction with warfarin according to Lexicomp interact base