Status:
COMPLETED
Optimization of Drug Treatment in Hospitalized Elderly (OMAGE)
Lead Sponsor:
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Conditions:
Global Medical Assessment of Elderly Frail Patients
Eligibility:
All Genders
70+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A randomized trial has been designed to determine if this complex intervention can significantly decrease the risk of unplanned readmissions in this very elderly population, compared with usual care.
Detailed Description
Drug treatment in elderly is not yet optimal. 20 to 30% of admissions of elderly aged over 80 are related to drug problems, most of them being preventable. To decrease drug related hospitalizations ne...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients hospitalized as a matter of urgency in unity(unit) of geriatrics acute
- Patients of more than 70 years old
- Hospitalization in the Unity(Unit) of Geriatrics foreseen(planned) superior acute in 5 days
- enlightened assent writing and signed
- preliminary medical examination
Exclusion
- Patients in scheduled(programmed) hospitalization
- Patient in palliative care
- Patient whose vital forecast is engaged(opened) in 3 months
- Patient already include during a previous hospitalization Patient already included in a study concerning the therapeutic care
- Followed medical impossible (refusal of care, absence of alive regular, patient doctor abroad)
- not membership to a regime of Social Security or CMU
- Patient not speaking French
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
665 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00450034
Start Date
April 1 2007
End Date
June 1 2009
Last Update
December 1 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Chu Bichat Claude Bernard
Paris, France, 75018