Longitudinal Urban Cohort Ageing Study, Subproject 6: Potentially Inappropriate Medication (PIM) and in-hospital falls

Longitudinal Urban Cohort Ageing Study, Subproject 6: Potentially Inappropriate Medication (PIM) and in-hospital falls - LUCAS II TP 6: PIM FALL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00004721

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2013-02-11

Start date

2012-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

R29.6 U50

Interventions

Group 1: PIM-alert: In case of prescriptions of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM

PRISCUS-list) a PIM-alert (evaluation questionnaire) will be automatically generated. The PIM-alert will be handed out to physicians, to ask for therapeutic alternatives. The intervention investigates

decisions on medication are based on evidence based medicine (ebm)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Length of stay = 48 h; Written Consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Refuser; Written consent not possible (moribund, demented)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
PRISCUS-PIMs (as measured by PIM-Alert, during hospital stay and at discharge compared to PIMs on admission); Changes in PIMs by PIM Alert	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Falls (as measured by standardised fall-incident reporting system during hospital stay); Fallers (as measured by standardised fall-incident reporting system during hospital stay); Length of stay	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactLilli Neumann

Medizinisch-Geriatrische Klinik, Abt. Forschung, Albertinen-Haus, Zentrum für Geriatrie und Gerontologie, Wissenschaftliche Einrichtung an der Universität Hamburg

lilli.neumann@albertinen.de+49-40-5581-1692

Outcome results

None listed

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