Potentially inappropriate medication and risk of serious adverse events in elderly persons - results from the getABI study

• Conditions: the impact of PIM-intake on the combined endpoint: multiple falls, hospitalisation or death; I70.20

• Registration Number: DRKS00014098
• Lead Sponsor: Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2018-05-27
• Study Start: 2018-06-12
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6880

Inclusion Criteria

legal competence, Family doctor patients at the time of study start in October 2001

Exclusion Criteria

life expactancy less than 6 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
combined end point: multiple falls, hospitalisation oder death.<br>Multiple falls were recorded through a telephone interview after 7 years, hospitalisation through a telephone interview or through a physicians' documentation form, death was recorded through a physicians' documentation form or through a query at the residents' registration office.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
number of visits, quality of life<br><br>Both were collected through a telephone interview after 7 years or through a documentation form from the doctors after 7 years.