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
Active Locations (1)
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Odense University Hospital
Odense, Region Syddanmark, Denmark, 5000