Status:

COMPLETED

Medication Use and Quality of Life Among Older People (Pilot)

Lead Sponsor:

Odense University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Southern Denmark

Conditions:

Quality of Life

Reduction, Harm

Eligibility:

All Genders

80+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This project will provide new evidence on how to optimize medication use among older people with limited life expectancy. This will be done by testing whether a patient-centered deprescribing interven...

Detailed Description

In a pragmatic randomized controlled trial, this project will test whether a comprehensive and patient-centered deprescribing intervention can improve quality of life among older people with limited l...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Aged ≥80 years
  • Take ≥8 different medications
  • Have a life expectancy of \<2 years, estimated via the Surprise Question ("Would you be surprised if this patient died within 1-2 years?") by the general practitioner
  • Have a Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) score of ≥15
  • Are able to provide informed consent
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Not able to communicate
  • Does not speak and understand Danish

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2020

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    July 8 2021

    Estimated Enrollment :

    3 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04676984

    Start Date

    June 1 2020

    End Date

    July 8 2021

    Last Update

    April 26 2022

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    Odense University Hospital

    Odense, Region Syddanmark, Denmark, 5000