Decreasing the load? The Drug Burden Index - A tool for medication reviews in older people
Completed
- Conditions
- polyfarmacie, anticholinerge- en sedatieve bijwerkingenpolypharmacyuse of more than 5 medications at the same time
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON40924
- Lead Sponsor
- Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 240
Inclusion Criteria
Patient with age >= 65 years, use of >= 5 medications, DBI >= 1 and written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
Pharmacy:
Only community pharmacists who are working in close collaboration with the general practitioner will be included. ;Patients:
Patients with palliative care only and a limited life expectancy (< 3 months), patients who urgently need a medication review, patients without Dutch language skills, patients with advanced dementia and patients who received a medication review within 9 months before the study period.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method