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To detect polypharmacy in elderly population

Utility of offline and online tools to detect inappropriate prescription in elderly population in a tertiary care teaching hospital, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India - A Retrospective analysis

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/10/037367
Enrollment
295
Registered
2021-10-18
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: I130- Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease with heart failure and stage 1 through stage 4 chronic kidney disease, or unspecified chronic kidney disease

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients admitted in inpatient departments of General Medicine, Cardiology, Nephrology. Patients who were prescribed 5 or more drugs.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Death/discharge within 48 hours of hospitalisation. Discharge against medical advice. Patients admitted for pure infective etiology. Patients admitted in critical care unit. Incomplete patient case files. Age less than 60 years. Patients on less than 5 drugs.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Drugs needed to be stopped and started in elderly patients can be identified.Timepoint: Baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Drugs needed to be stopped and started in elderly population during hospitalisation and drug interactions can be identified.Timepoint: Baseline—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Yogendra Narayanrao Keche

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur

drynkeche@aiimsraipur.edu.in8818882119

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026