Medication Safety of Elderly Patients in Hospital and Ambulatory Setting

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether additional pharmaceutical care for elderly patients (home-cared patients, nursing-home residents) has a positive impact on drug-related readmissions.

Conditions

• Elderly
• Pharmaceutical Care
• Hospital Readmission
• Health Services for the Aged
• Medication Safety

Interventions

OTHER

Pharmaceutical Care Service

Checking medication under safety considerations (medication at admission, hospitalization, discharge); recommendations for potentially inappropriate medication (PRISCUS-criteria),

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Apothekerstiftung Nordrhein, Duesseldorf

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Foerderinitiative Pharmazeutische Betreuung e.V., Berlin

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• RWTH Aachen University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Albrecht Eisert, Dr. rer. nat. · University Hospital Aachen, Hospital Pharmacy, Steinbergweg 20, 52074 Aachen, Germany

• Axel Heidenreich, Prof. Dr. med. · University Hospital Aachen, Department of Urology, Pauwelsstr. 30, 50274 Aachen, Germany

• Joerg B Schulz, Prof. Dr. med. · University Hospital Aachen, Department of Neurology, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany

• Christian Trautwein, Prof. Dr. med. · University Hospital Aachen, Internal Medicine III (Gastroenterology and Metabolic Disorders), Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany

• Ulrich Jaehde, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. · University of Bonn, Pharmaceutical Institute, Clinical Pharmacy, An der Immenburg 4, 53121 Bonn, Germany

• Rebekka Heumueller · University Hospital Aachen, Hospital Pharmacy, Steinbergweg 20, 52074 Aachen, Germany

• Nicolaus Marx, Prof. Dr. med. · University Hospital Aachen,Internal Medicine I (Cardiology, Pneumology, Angiology and Internal Intensive Medicine)

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2012-04-30

Primary Completion

2014-04-30

Completion

2014-04-30

Countries

• Germany

Study Locations