eligible for the study are patients of a geriatric unit with numerous co-morbid conditions.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Review and adjustment of medication according to the FORTA criteria
Group 2: Continue the medication according to guidelines and Good Medical Practice
Sponsors
Institut für klinische Pharmakologie Mannheim
Universität Heidelberg
Kliniken Essen Mitte
Zentrum für Altersmedizin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: informed consent given, stable clinical condition, no palliative condition
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: missing informed consent, palliative clinical condition, unstable clinical condition, need of intensive care unit (ICU) treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The FORTA classification encompasses four classes of drugs. Drugs with well documented evidence for the elderly constitute the classes A and B, drugs with limited evidence constitute the class C. Drug of the class D should be avoided in the elderly. The aim of the study is the statistical measurement of the difference in the distribution of medication at discharge according to the four classes of FORTA between the two patient groups (clusters). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Statistically comparisone of the the two clusters regarding Number of untreated disease Number of diseases overtreated | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactHelmut Frohnhofen
Kliniken Essen Mitte Zentrum für Altersmedizin
Outcome results
None listed