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Polypharmacy Outpatient Clinic

NCT03911934 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 408

Last updated 2021-08-16

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Summary

To investigate the effect of physician-initiated, medication reviews in geriatric patients on self-reported health-related quality of life, admissions, mortality and falls.

Conditions

  • Polypharmacy

Interventions

OTHER

Polypharmacy intervention

A physician from the Department of Clinical Pharmacology prepares a critial medication review before the first visit in the outpatient clinic through critical review of the patient's medical journal and communication with the patient's GP. During the visit in the outpatient clinic, medications are changed based on the medication review with consent from the patient. After the visit the GP is notified of the changes. It is possible to see the patient more than one time in the outpatient clinic (might be needed if tapering or lots of changes) and possible to follow-up on medication changes by telephone with the patient.

OTHER

Usual care

Usual care in the geriatric outpatient clinic with geriatric assessment from a trained geriatrician

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bispebjerg Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mikkel B Christensen, MD, PhD · University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-06-20
Primary Completion
2020-05-12
Completion
2021-02-08

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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