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The Use of STOPP/START Criteria for Medication Intervention Among Elderly Population Living in a Geriatric Hospital

NCT01602744 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 382

Last updated 2014-04-16

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of STOPP/START criteria (STOPP-screening tool of older persons potentially inappropriate prescriptions START-screening tool to alert doctors to right treatment)for medication intervention in elderly population living in a geriatric hospital will lower the number of falls,hospitalization,will improve functioning, quality of life and reduce financial costs.

Conditions

  • Adverse Drug Effects

Interventions

OTHER

STOPP/START screening tools for medication intervention

In the intervention arm the investigator will use the screening tools STOPP/START to screen the medications.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wolfson Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Ariella Herskowits, MBA · Wolfson Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-04-30
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2013-09-30

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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