Clinical trials: Inappropriate Prescribing
Inappropriate Prescribing, Implementation Science
De-implementation of Low-value Pharmacological Prescriptions
The De-imFAR study is a two phase study that aims to carry out and test a structured, evidence-based and theory informed process involving the main stakeholders (managers, professionals, patients and researches) for the design…
- Conditions
- Inappropriate Prescribing, Implementation Science, Behavioral Sciences
- Trial name
- De-imFAR (NCT04022850)
- Testing
- A non-reflective decision assistance strategy, A both reflective and non-reflective decision information strategy, A reflective decision structure strategy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 348 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Basque Health Service
Medication Adherence, Inappropriate Prescribing
Carefully seLected and Easily Accessible at No Charge Medications
This trial evaluates the effect of providing primary care patients with free and convenient access to a set of essential medicines.
- Conditions
- Medication Adherence, Inappropriate Prescribing, Diabetes, Hypertension
- Trial name
- CLEAN-Meds (NCT02744963)
- Testing
- Free and convenient medicine access
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 784 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing (PIP)
The PIP-STOPP Study
The overall objective of the present study will be to describe the occurrence of Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing (PIP) in Ontario's elderly (>65 yrs) population, assess the health and economic burden associated with it, and…
- Trial name
- PIP-STOPP (NCT02555891)
- Volunteers
- 2,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bruyère Health Research Institute.
Polypharmacy, Inappropriate Prescribing
Opportunities and Limits to Deprescribing in Nursing Homes:Quality Circle Deprescribing Module
Older people residing in nursing homes (NH) are frequently polymedicated and often prescribed potentially inappropriate medications.
- Trial name
- OLD-NH-QC-DeMo (NCT03688542)
- Testing
- Quality Circle Deprescribing Module
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anne Niquille
Prescribing
Testing CDS in OSCAR EMR Using STOPP Criteria
This mixed methods study seeks to assess and understand the impact of using an advanced CDS tool to present the STOPP criteria to support prescribers at the point of decision-making.
- Trial name
- STOPP-RCT (NCT02130895)
- Testing
- STOPP Criteria Decision Support Content
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing (PIP)
Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing (PIP) in Long-Term Care (LTC) Patients
The study objectives are: to validate the subsets of Screening Tool of Older People's Prescriptions (STOPP) and Screening Tool to Alert Right Treatment (START), or STOPP/START criteria, and Beers criteria applicable to HAD by…
- Trial name
- PIP in LTC (NCT02523482)
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bruyère Health Research Institute.
Patient Safety, Inappropriate Prescribing
A Randomised Pilot Study of the REVISiT Intervention
In 2012, the General Medical Council (GMC) funded PRACtICe (PRevalence And Causes of prescrIbing errors in general practiCe) study, reported that 1 in 20 prescriptions in general practice were found to have a prescribing or…
- Conditions
- Patient Safety, Inappropriate Prescribing, Medication Errors
- Trial name
- NCT04586595
- Testing
- REVISiT intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Inappropriate Prescribing, Implementation Science
Reduction of Low-value Prescribing Through Audit and Feedback
The objective is to estimate the effect attributable to a primary care pharmacist-led audit and feedback (AF) strategy compared to the currently used AF strategy as a management tool to evaluate healthcare performance focusing on…
- Conditions
- Inappropriate Prescribing, Implementation Science, Behavioral Sciences
- Trial name
- AFFAP (NCT07336550)
- Testing
- Usual AF, Facilitated AF
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 540 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Basque Health Service
Inappropriate Prescribing, Primary Health Care
Deprescribing in Primary Health Care
Medications can help older adults but can also harm them. Frail older adults tend to have many health problems that require treatment, but are also at risk of harm from the medications prescribed.
- Conditions
- Inappropriate Prescribing, Primary Health Care, Polypharmacy
- Trial name
- NCT03903484
- Testing
- Deprescribing toolbox and intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Healthy
Prevention of Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Late Life Using Screening Tool of Older Persons' Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions (STOPP) and Screening Tool to Alert Doctors to Right Treatment (START) Criteria
Potentially inappropriate prescribing is common in older patients and encompasses overuse, misuse and underuse of medications. Potentially inappropriate prescribing is associated with negative outcomes including adverse drug…
- Trial name
- NCT00915824
- Testing
- STOPP/START criteria
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cork University Hospital
Inappropriate Prescribing
Effectiveness of a Community Intervention in the Chronic Use of Benzodiazepines: (BENZOSTOPJUNTOS)
This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a comprehensive, multicomponent intervention utilizing education and support for Benzodiazepines withdrawal compared to standard care.
- Trial name
- BENZOSTOP (NCT06209827)
- Testing
- Intervention for reducing benzodiazepines long-term use.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 472 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Andalusian Health Service
Lumbosacral Muscle Strain
Evaluating Effectiveness of Educational Intervention to Help Physicians Address Inappropriate Patient Requests for Direct-to-Consumer Advertised Prescription Medications
The purpose of this study is to determine whether physicians can be educated to better handle inappropriate requests from patients for direct-to-consumer advertised prescription medications.
- Trial name
- NCT00915291
- Testing
- Web-based educational modules
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American Medical Association
Inappropriate Prescribing
Using a Mobile Application as a Support at the Prescription of Appropriate Medications for Elderly
Objective: To develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a mobile application to support decision making for prescription drugs to elderly patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02918643
- Testing
- Use of an application to for mobile devices like decision-making support for prescription drugs to elderly patients
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Bahia