Pharmaceutical Care and Clinical Outcomes for the Elderly Taking Potentially Inappropriate Medication
NCT ID: NCT00844025
Last Updated: 2009-03-31
Study Results
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
120 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2009-02-28
2010-02-28
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Pharmacist intervention
Patients in the intervention group will receive pharmaceutical care delivered by clinical pharmacist, which including medication review, medication reconciliation, patient education and recommended actions.
Pharmacist intervention
Medication review, medication reconciliation, and pharmacotherapy recommendation.
Usual care
Patients randomized to usual care group will receive routine review of medication by ward-based pharmacist and nurse.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Pharmacist intervention
Medication review, medication reconciliation, and pharmacotherapy recommendation.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Taking at least six prescribed medicines regularly, including at least one potential inappropriate medication
Exclusion Criteria
* Discharged before consent could be obtained
* Cognitive impaired
65 Years
90 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital
Principal Investigators
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Liu Jen Wei, MS
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Shin Kong Wo Ho-Su Memorial Hospital
Locations
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Shin Kong Wo Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Department of Pharmacy
Taipei, , Taiwan
Countries
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References
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Fick DM, Cooper JW, Wade WE, Waller JL, Maclean JR, Beers MH. Updating the Beers criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults: results of a US consensus panel of experts. Arch Intern Med. 2003 Dec 8-22;163(22):2716-24. doi: 10.1001/archinte.163.22.2716.
Gallagher P, O'Mahony D. STOPP (Screening Tool of Older Persons' potentially inappropriate Prescriptions): application to acutely ill elderly patients and comparison with Beers' criteria. Age Ageing. 2008 Nov;37(6):673-9. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afn197. Epub 2008 Oct 1.
Krska J, Cromarty JA, Arris F, Jamieson D, Hansford D, Duffus PR, Downie G, Seymour DG. Pharmacist-led medication review in patients over 65: a randomized, controlled trial in primary care. Age Ageing. 2001 May;30(3):205-11. doi: 10.1093/ageing/30.3.205.
Laroche ML, Charmes JP, Merle L. Potentially inappropriate medications in the elderly: a French consensus panel list. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2007 Aug;63(8):725-31. doi: 10.1007/s00228-007-0324-2. Epub 2007 Jun 7.
Other Identifiers
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SKH-8302-98-NDR-05
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id