Deprescribing sedative hypnotics among older patients in Swiss primary care
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- BSHs use among older patientsNot Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN34363838
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Zurich
- Brief Summary
2023 Protocol article in https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075828 (added 21/09/2023)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 460
Inclusion Criteria
Patients:
1. Aged 65 years or older
2. Living at home or in a nursing home
3. Taking BSH for at least 2 weeks
4. Registred as a patient in the practice records of the recruiting GP
5. Willing to discuss their sleep and sleep behavior with their GP
6. Able to provide the relevant information required for the outcomes (e.g., rating on the quality of life scale)
7. Provided informed consent
GPs:
GPs from the German-speaking regions of Switzerland
Exclusion Criteria
Patients:
1. Life expectancy of less than 6 months
2. Incapability of judgement according to the clinical judgement of the GP
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method