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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12611000347965
ACTRN12611000347965
Completed
Not Applicable

The effect of an easy intervention versus usual geriatric care in improving adherence to medications in community-dwelling older outpatients.

niversity of Milan0 sites120 target enrollmentApril 4, 2011

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Adherence to medications among older outpatients
Sponsor
niversity of Milan
Enrollment
120
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
April 4, 2011
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Milan

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Being living in the community, taking at least one drug a day, having been prescribed a change in pharmacological treatment during the visit (i.e. at least one drug was added or suspended by the doctor) and – in the case of patients dependent in the management of medications \- having with them at the visit the caregiver who was in charge of the administration of drugs.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Being not living at home, not taking medications, not having been prescribed a change in pharmacological treatment during the visit, being dependent in the management of medications without the caregiver who was in charge of the administration of drugs.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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