Status:
COMPLETED
Prioritising and Optimising Multi-medication in Multimorbidity
Lead Sponsor:
Goethe University
Collaborating Sponsors:
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital
Conditions:
Chronic Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Objective: To investigate whether the complex intervention will improve the appropriateness of prescriptions in elderly multi-morbid patients with multi-medication in general practices. Study hypothe...
Detailed Description
Key elements (1 to 4) of the complex intervention: 1. Basic assessment of medicines that were actually taken (brown bag review) by a general practice based health care assistant (HCA) and 2. Checklis...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- at least 60 years old of both sexes
- at least three chronic diseases affecting two or more organ systems, which require pharmaceutical treatment
- at least five long-term prescriptions with systemic effects
- health care provided by GP (at least one contact in most recent quarter)
- patient is legally competent to sign any documents
- ability to understand and participate in trial of own free will, to fill out questionnaires and participate in telephone interviews
- written informed consent to participate in trial
Exclusion
- diseases cause life expectancy of less than 12 months
- abuse of alcohol or illegal drugs and visible clinical signs or symptoms thereof
- cognitive impairment that prevents trial participation (MMSE \< 26)
- emotional stress that prevents trial participation
- participation in a clinical trial within the last 30 days
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 29 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
505 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01171339
Start Date
August 1 2010
End Date
February 29 2012
Last Update
October 31 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Institute for General Practice, Goethe-University Frankfurt / Main, Germany
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, D-60590