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Optimizing Drug-Therapy in Patients 80 Years and Older

NCT00661310 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 400

Last updated 2008-12-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to measure the effects of an enhanced service where a pharmacists is part of the healthcare team on the ward (focusing on drug-related problems and transferring information between primary and secondary care). Primary outcome measure is visits to hospital during a 12-month follow-up period, and the population is patients 80 years and older.

Conditions

  • Drug-Related Problems

Interventions

OTHER

Drug review 80+ -To reduce usage of hospital care

drug review performed by multiprofessional team, including clinical pharmacist, in order to optimize drug therapy and reduce usage of hospital care. Also patient education and follow-up

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Uppsala University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Uppsala University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Henrik Toss, MD PhD · Uppsala University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-09-30
Primary Completion
2006-06-30
Completion
2007-06-30

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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