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Monitoring Side Effects Of Pain Medication Prescribing By Emergency Department In Patients Over 65

NCT02046681 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1000

Last updated 2015-03-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Half of the people over the age of 65 are not functioning at their optimal level because of interference from pain. \> 50% of older adults had taken prescriptions of pain medication beyond a 6-month period. In Emergency Department 80% of visits involving conditions with painful component. The study aims to observe and check side effects of most frequently pain killers prescribing at home to patients over 65 years old after a visit in emergency department.

Conditions

  • Acute Pain
  • Analgesics
  • Elderly

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria della Misericordia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ciro Paolillo, Dr · AOU S.Maria della Misericordia Udine

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-06-30
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2015-03-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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