Status:
COMPLETED
Rationalisation of Polypharmacy in the Elderly by the RASP Instrument
Lead Sponsor:
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Conditions:
Healthy
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to determine whether a clinical pharmacist using the RASP list (RASP = Rationalisation of home medication by an adjusted STOPP-list in older patients; STOPP = Screening Tool o...
Detailed Description
Older persons take on average multiple drugs. As people age, there is an apparent increase in pharmacodynamic sensitivity to different making the patient more prone to experience side effects. Alterat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Signed informed consent by the patient or a caregiver if the patient is incompetent to sign
- Consecutive inclusion of all newly admitted patients to the wards coming from home or the emergency room department
Exclusion
- Patients not admitted to the hospital from home or a nursing home
- Patients unable to communicate in Dutch
- Patients admitted for palliative care
- Patients who do not take any drugs at admission
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
172 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01513265
Start Date
December 1 2011
End Date
October 1 2012
Last Update
May 22 2014
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Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3000