A Single-center, Prospective, Non-blinded, Randomized, 12-month, Parallel-group, Superiority Study to Compare the Efficacy of Pharmacist Intervention versus Usual Care for Older Patients Hospitalized in the Orthopedic Ward
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Geriatrics
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000029404
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Hospital Organization Tochigi Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up continuing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 220
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1)Elective admission 2)Inability to contact patients within 72 hours after their admission 3)Expected duration of hospital stay of < one week
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the readmission rate within one year after randomization.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcomes are the proportion of patients who undergo Emergency Department (ED) visits, all-cause death, a new fracture, acute myocardial infarction, and ischemic stroke. Other outcomes include the number of medications, potentially inappropriate medications, and potential prescribing omissions.