Efficacy of implementation of the Goal-directed Medication review Electronic Decision Support System (G-MEDSS) into Home Medicines Review (HMR) to deprescribe medications in older adults

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Medication burden; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617000895381
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-06-19
• Study Completion: 2019-03-01
• Last Update Posted: 26 August 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 201

Inclusion Criteria

As this is a cluster randomised study, there are two tiers of recruitment: a) Australian registered accredited pharmacists who have conducted at least 24 HMRs in the last 12 months, and conduct 2-20 HMRs per month, will be eligible to participate in this study. b) eligibility for individual patients (with and without dementia) include: aged 65 years and older who can speak English, are eligible for a HMR (according to eligibility listed on http://6cpa.com.au/medication-management-programmes/home-medicines-review/), and are able to provide informed written consent (patient or carer).

Exclusion Criteria

Pharmacists that are not accredited to conduct medication reviews, or conduct fewer than 24/year.
Patients <65 years old

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measure changes in drug burden index (DBI, measure of anticholinergic and sedative medication burden) after HMR/GMEDSS intervention between control and intervention groups[3-months]