Can a review of the medication of elderly nursing and residential home patients improve the quality of prescribing and residents' outcomes?
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN45416155 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN45416155 |
| Protocol serial number | N0436118166 |
| Sponsor | Department of Health (UK) |
| Funder | Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK) |
- Submission date
- 12/09/2003
- Registration date
- 12/09/2003
- Last edited
- 21/09/2007
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr A Zermansky
Scientific
Scientific
Division of Academic Pharmacy Practice
School of Healthcare Studies
Baines Wing
University of Leeds
Leeds
LS2 9LN
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)113 233 1256 |
|---|---|
| a.g.zermansky@leeds.ac.uk |
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | 1. Improve quality of therapeutics care for elderly residents of homes 2. Reduce risk of adverse drug reactions and interactions 3. Improve economy of prescribing 4. Mental and physical well-being as measured by mini-mental state and Barthel scores respectively |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Medication review of elderly patients |
| Intervention | Random allocation to: 1. Standard treatment 2. Medication review |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
1. Compare the number of changes made to repeat medication schedules between baseline and end data collection |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Not provided at time of registration |
| Completion date | 01/01/2004 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Senior |
| Sex | All |
| Key inclusion criteria | Patients aged 65 or over and on at least one repeat medication at the time of identification and in a nursing or residential home. |
| Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/01/2002 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/01/2004 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United Kingdom
- England
Study participating centre
Division of Academic Pharmacy Practice
Leeds
LS2 9LN
United Kingdom
LS2 9LN
United Kingdom
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | Results | 01/11/2006 | Yes | No |
