Zusammenfassung (Niederländisch oder Französisch oder Englisch)
TRIAL DESCRIPTION
| Title | Pilot study of the OptiMEDs intervention: a complex intervention for multidisciplinary medication review (including nurses, pharmacists, and physicians) in nursing homes, with ICT-support for the evaluation of the appropriateness of prescribing and for side-effect monitoring KCE-17008 |
| Participants (P) | Residents in nursing homes |
| Intervention (I) | Formalised medication review involving input from nurses, pharmacist and GP supported by an electronic tool |
| Control (C) | Medication review as performed according to usual care |
| Outcome (O) | The feasibility and acceptability of a full study to investigate whether NH residents receiving standardised multidisciplinary medication review (prepared by ICT-support) will use less inappropriate medication four months after the intervention, compared to residents receiving standard care medication review. |
| Trial Design | Pilot study |
| Sample Size | estimated 150 residents |
| Trial duration | 11 months |
| Budget | € 450,000 including VAT (375,000 excluding VAT) |
TRIAL TEAM
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Sponsor |
Ghent University |
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Chief Investigator |
Prof. Thierry Christiaens
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Trial coordinator |
Maarten Wauters
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Sites |
3 nursing homes (1 control & 2 intervention) |
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External Partners |
Research in Advanced Medical Informatics and Telematics (RAMIT) vzw University Antwerpen |
