An Intervention to Reduce Inappropriate Medications in Long-term Care Residents With Severe Dementia

NCT ID: NCT03539276

Last Updated: 2018-06-01

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

44 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-03-31

Study Completion Date

2015-12-31

Brief Summary

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An education intervention to promote medication reviews and interdisciplinary discussions within long-term care facilities with the aim of improving medication regimen among residents with severe dementia

Detailed Description

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A quasi-experimental study in three long-term care facilities. The intervention comprises an information leaflet for families of residents, a 90-minute knowledge exchange session for general practitioners, pharmacists and nurses and a list of "generally", "sometimes", and "exceptionally" appropriate medications for severe dementia residents

Conditions

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Dementia Inappropriate Prescribing

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Pre-post study
Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
It was unlikely that participants could foresee whether or when their medications have been reviewed or modified.

Study Groups

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Pre-intervention

Usual care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Post-intervention

One 90-minute interdisciplinary knowledge exchange including the provision of a validated list of appropriate and inappropriate medications for severe dementia long-term care residents.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Knowledge exchange

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

OptimaMed

Interventions

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Knowledge exchange

OptimaMed

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* diagnosis of dementia of any etiology
* severe dementia

Exclusion Criteria

* admission less than 2 months before intervention
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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McGill University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Université de Montréal

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Université de Sherbrooke

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dre Edeltraut Kröger

Adjunct professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Edeltraut Kröger, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale

Locations

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Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale

Québec, , Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

References

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Kroger E, Wilchesky M, Marcotte M, Voyer P, Morin M, Champoux N, Monette J, Aubin M, Durand PJ, Verreault R, Arcand M. Medication Use Among Nursing Home Residents With Severe Dementia: Identifying Categories of Appropriateness and Elements of a Successful Intervention. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2015 Jul 1;16(7):629.e1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.04.002. Epub 2015 May 13.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25979776 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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OptimaMed-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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