Status:
COMPLETED
Reducing Post-discharge Adverse Drug Events Amongst the Elderly: a Multi-centre Electronic Deprescribing Intervention
Lead Sponsor:
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
University Health Network, Toronto
Conditions:
Adverse Drug Event
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Reducing medications and associated side effects in older adults: an electronic hospital-based intervention
Detailed Description
Polypharmacy, or the concomitant use of 5 drugs or more, is a serious health concern and affects more than half of Canadians aged 65 years and older. It is the number one identifiable risk factor for ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients aged 65 years and older
- patients who take five or more medications in the community
- patients who are cognitively impaired or otherwise unable to provide consent will still be included as this subpopulation of patients may be at greatest risk of ADEs because of their communication problems.
Exclusion
- patients who take four or fewer medications in the community
- patients expected to die within 30 days or be transferred to a palliative care unit/another hospital
- patients without provincial health insurance or who normally live outside that province
- patients previously enrolled
- inability for patient or proxy to speak English or French
- no means of contacting patient or proxy post-discharge
- Patients discharged from non-study units will be excluded unless that unit is a transitional care, rehabilitation, or post-acute care unit which bridges the gap between acute medical hospitalization and community services.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 22 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
6582 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03272607
Start Date
August 22 2017
End Date
March 30 2020
Last Update
May 17 2021
Active Locations (7)
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1
Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4Z6
2
University of Alberta, Edmonton
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G3
3
University of British Columbia, St-Paul's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6Z 1Y6
4
Kingston General Hospital
Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 2V7