ACTRN12616000721404
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Deprescribing anticholinergic and sedative medicines: A Feasibility Trial (DEFEAT-polypharmacy) in residential aged care facilities
Professor Steve Duffull, Dean of the Pharmacy school0 sites150 target enrollmentJune 1, 2016
Overview
- Phase
- 未知
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Overprescription
- Sponsor
- Professor Steve Duffull, Dean of the Pharmacy school
- Enrollment
- 150
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •1\.Aged 65 years or older
- •2\.A drug burden index (DBI) of 0\.5 or greater
- •3\.Taking at least one anticholinergic medication from the reference anticholinergic list published by Salahudeen et al. or one sedative medicine as listed by Hilmer et al.
Exclusion Criteria
- •1\.Limited life expectancy: resident is receiving palliative care or their life expectancy is 3 months or less, based on Holmes life expectancy calculator
- •2\.Residents admitted for hospice care (short\-duration of stay of less than 4 weeks)
- •3\.Severe dementia: residents’ with a score on the Mini\-mental State Examination test (MMSE) \< 10
- •4\.Resident’s not prescribed any anticholinergic medicines.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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