Status:
WITHDRAWN
Feasibility of Using a Telemedicine Medication Delivery Unit for Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Conditions:
Medication Adherence
Medication Nonadherence
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Care transition interventions have been successful in reducing medication-related problems and associated rehospitalization primarily by focusing on medication reconciliation conducted by trained heal...
Detailed Description
Care transition interventions have been successful in reducing medication-related problems and associated re-hospitalization primarily by focusing on medication reconciliation conducted by trained hea...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients \> 65 years of age.
- Admitted during the study period for a nonpsychiatric condition to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital.
- Documented in their medical record at least 1 of 11 diagnoses, including: stroke, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, cardiac arrhythmias, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, spinal stenosis, hip fracture, peripheral vascular disease, deep venous thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism.
- Prescribed \> 5 and \< 20 regularly scheduled (i.e., non-PRN) prescription medications.
- Be from and return to a home setting (not assisted living, skilled nursing, program for all-inclusive care of the elderly, etc).
- Reside within a predefined geographic radius (i.e., Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington or Westmoreland Counties) of the hospital.
- Have a working telephone.
- Be English speaking.
- Have an informal caregiver or support person.
Exclusion
- Have an active prescription for narcotic analgesic.
- Enrolled in or plan to enroll into hospice.
- Plans to travel in the next 30 days.
- Participating in another research protocol.
- Have evidence in the chart of a diagnosis of active delirium.
- Have evidence in the chart of a diagnosis of dementia.
- Have evidence in the chart of legal blindness.
- Unable to demonstrate appropriate use of the EMMA medication delivery unit.
- Unable to receive ATT wireless services data plan based on physical address.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01430702
Start Date
September 1 2011
End Date
April 1 2012
Last Update
January 16 2013
Active Locations (1)
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UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15260