Status:
WITHDRAWN
MedSafer E-care: an Automated Deprescribing Solution (E-CARE Study)
Lead Sponsor:
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Collaborating Sponsors:
MED e-care Healthcare Solutions
OMNI Health Care
Conditions:
Polypharmacy
Deprescribing
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators will link MedSafer (a Canadian-made electronic tool) with a large multi-national electronic medical record (EMR), MED e-care, through an existing application programming interface (A...
Detailed Description
MedSafer is a Canadian-made electronic tool that automates deprescribing and generates individualized, prioritized deprescribing opportunities for older adults based on existing evidence from algorith...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All residents of the participating Ontario long term care facilities (OMNI) who are 65 years of age or older and are taking a potentially inappropriate medication (as identified by MedSafer) are eligible for the deprescribing component of this study.
Exclusion
- If a patient is unable to complete the survey due to a language barrier or cognitive impairment, the research assistant will seek consent from an appropriate proxy. In the event where both the patient and proxy are unable to complete the survey or there was no proxy identified or proxy could not be reached, the patient will be excluded from the survey component of the study. The health care professionals will still have access to their MedSafer file for the purposes of patient care.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 31 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04087109
Start Date
January 1 2021
End Date
January 31 2022
Last Update
November 2 2023
Active Locations (1)
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OMNI homes
Toronto, Ontario, Canada