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Preventing Falls Through Enhanced Pharmaceutical Care

NCT00618800 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2011-09-19

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Summary

The objective of the proposed study is to reduce the incidence of falls and fall-related injuries among community-dwelling older adults by better utilizing community pharmacists to advise patients and physicians on medication management.

Conditions

  • Falls

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Pharmaceutical Care

Participants receive written information about falls prevention and a personal consultation from a community pharmacist concerning their medication regimen. The pharmacist follows up, as required, with participants' physicians to coordinate any recommended medication changes.

OTHER

Written Materials

Participants receive written information about falls prevention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Susan J. Blalock, PhD · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-08-31
Primary Completion
2008-09-30
Completion
2009-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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