Clinical trials: Polypharmacy (People Under Treatment With 5 or More Drugs)
Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Polypharmacy (People Under Treatment With 5 or More Drugs)
Impact of Pharmacotherapy Optimization in Polymedicated Lebanese Older Adults in Primary Health Care Centers
Why are the researchers doing this study? Many older adults take five or more medicines every day. Some of these medicines may no longer help them. Some may even cause harm, such as falls, confusion or tiredness.
- Conditions
- Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Polypharmacy (People Under Treatment With 5 or More Drugs), Primary Health Care, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
- Trial name
- PHARMACT-PHC (NCT07866677)
- Testing
- Structured pharmacotherapy optimization, Usual Care
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 452 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Public Health, Clinical Epidemiology, and Toxicology-Lebanon (INSPECT-LB)
Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Living Alone
Home-based Monitoring & Enabled Medication Independence With New Digital Tools
This clinical trial is studying an online tool that may help older adults safely manage their medications at home. The study focuses on older adults who live alone and have memory concerns or mild changes in thinking.
- Conditions
- Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Living Alone, Mild Cognitive Decline, Polypharmacy (People Under Treatment With 5 or More Drugs)
- Trial name
- HOME-MIND (NCT07659548)
- Testing
- HOME-MIND
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Polypharmacy (People Under Treatment With 5 or More Drugs), Polypharmacy, Decision-making
Factors Determining the Rate of Adoption of Pharmaceutical Recommendations by Patients in Primary Care Following a Medication Review by a Pharmacist
Polypharmacy is a growing public health concern associated with adverse drug events, drug interactions, and hospitalizations. Medication reviews (MedRev) are structured evaluations of patients' medications aiming to optimize…
- Conditions
- Polypharmacy (People Under Treatment With 5 or More Drugs), Polypharmacy, Decision-making, Medication Review
- Trial name
- REVMedAdopt (NCT07606716)
- Testing
- medication review and deprescribing
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Louvain
Polypharmacy (People Under Treatment With 5 or More Drugs), Elderly (People Aged 65 or More)
Prevalence of Inappropriate Prescriptions and Omitted Therapies in Hospitalized Elderly: STOPP/START Criteria Analysis
Evaluate the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescriptions (PIPs) and potential omitted prescriptions (PPOs) in elderly patient upon admission to the acute geriatric department, based on adherence or non-adherence to the…
- Conditions
- Polypharmacy (People Under Treatment With 5 or More Drugs), Elderly (People Aged 65 or More), Deprescribing, Hospitalization
- Trial name
- SPIna (NCT07202962)
- Testing
- medication review and deprescribing
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Regione del Veneto - AULSS n. 7 Pedemontana
Elderly (People Aged 65 or More), Polypharmacy (People Under Treatment With 5 or More Drugs)
Inappropriate Prescription in Elderly and Polypharmacy Patients in Primary Care (PHARM-PC) Trial
PHARM-PC study is based on identify potentially inappropriate prescriptions (PIP) and delivery therapeutic appropriateness recommendations from the pharmacist to the physician and about drugs prescribed for elderly and…
- Trial name
- PHARM-PC (NCT02224833)
- Testing
- Pharmacist intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 549 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Comarcal de Inca