Status:

RECRUITING

Brief Intervention for Sleep Medication Misuse Among Elderly

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Akershus

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Oslo

Conditions:

Harmful Use of Hypnotic

Eligibility:

All Genders

60+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Randomized controlled trial to evaluate effectiveness of behavioral Brief Intervention administered by General practitioners (GPs) versus business as usual on use of Z-hypnotics by elderly patients in...

Detailed Description

Two armed study with controlled masked first part over 6 months. Active arm is with Brief Intervention for inappropriate use of Z-hypnotics among elderly with intervention delivered by trained GPs. Co...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Self-reported use of Z-hypnotics \> 4 days per week and \> 4 weeks

Exclusion

  • diagnosis of dementia,
  • diagnosis of psychosis,
  • diagnosis of major depression,
  • diagnosis of delirium,
  • unable to give informed consent,
  • insufficient Norwegian language capacity to complete tests

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 9 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 30 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06032715

Start Date

October 9 2023

End Date

June 30 2025

Last Update

November 15 2024

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Akershus University Hospital

Lørenskog, Norway