Subjective Factors of Polymedication in the Elderly: a Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of Patients, Relatives and Referent Physicians.(DOSAGE)

NCT ID: NCT03309228

Last Updated: 2018-07-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-11-16

Study Completion Date

2022-11-30

Brief Summary

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The DOSAGE Study is a qualitative transversal study aiming to describe and understand the subjective factors of polymedication in the elderly population (75 years old and more), defined as 10 simultaneous drugs. Semi-structured interviews will be conducted with patients, relatives and general practitioners in one French region. 20 situations will be included. After analysing the data of the individual interviews, focus groups will be conducted with health professionals.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Frail Elderly Syndrome

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Qualitative Research

Semi-structured interviews with patients, relatives and general practitioners.

individual interviews

Intervention Type OTHER

Semi-structured individual interviews with patients, relatives and general practitioners.

Interventions

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individual interviews

Semi-structured individual interviews with patients, relatives and general practitioners.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* For patients:

* Men and women aged 75 and over
* Beneficiary of a prescription of medicinal products fulfilling the conditions of major polymedication: to include 10 different drugs whatever the way of use (per os, subcutaneous, intravenous, intra muscular, cutaneous, instillation)
* Informed consent stating that the subject understood the purpose and methodology of the study and agrees to participate in the study.
* For the relatives:

* Men and women 18 years of age or older
* Informed consent
* Regularly participating in helping the patient's daily life
* For Physicians :

* Identified as the patient's physician or family physician.
* Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Persons with proven and significant cognitive impairment preventing the completion of semi-strutured interviews
* Person who does not speak French easily
* Generally, any person unlikely to cooperate in the study
* Adults under guardianship
* Refusal of relatives and/or general practitioner to participate to the study
Minimum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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CHU de Besançon

Besançon, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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France

Central Contacts

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Régis Pr AUBRY

Role: CONTACT

03 81 66 85 18

Elodie CRETIN

Role: CONTACT

03 81 21 86 80

Facility Contacts

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Stéphanie Servagui, MD

Role: primary

0033370632323

Other Identifiers

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DOSAGE

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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