SiMbA- Optimizing nursing home residents`safety by checking prescribed medication

SiMbA- Optimizing nursing home residents`safety by checking prescribed medication - SiMbA

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00012246

Enrollment

Registered

2017-05-16

Start date

2016-11-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Polypharmacy in elderly nursing home residents, Drug Safety, Appropriateness of prescribed medication

Interventions

Group 1: The study intervention includes three processes: 1.)Knowledge training for nurses, GPs and pharmacists including face to face and online teaching about drug risk management and related topic

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: nursing home residents at least 65 years old or older, written informed consent, prescribed pharmacotherapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: less then 65 years old, no informed consent, acute life threatening situation or isolation due to multidrug resistant infectious disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcome: Appropriateness of medication measured by MAI (medication appropriateness index) at T0 (before Intervention), T1 (after 12 months),T2 (after 18 months)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary endpoints are: 1) The registration of occurence of delirium measured with the Delirium Observation Screening Scale (DOS, Schuurmans et al. 2003) und the Confusion Assessment Method ( CAM; Inouye et al. 1990; german Translation: DOS, CAM Hasemann et al. 2007) 2.)The resident`s mobility, registered with the timed up and go test (TUG, Podsiadlo et al. 1991) and tendency of falls 3.) severe medication interactions registered with suitable medication interaction databases 4.) potential malnutrition registered with the Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ, Wilson et al. 2005) and possible unintentional weith loss of residents within the regular documentary system oft he nursing homes 5.) evaluation of the resident`s health related life quality (measured with EQ-5D). 6.) The (expected) improvement of interprofessional cooperation and communication will be evaluated with qualitative guided group interviews.	—

Measure

Time frame

Secondary endpoints are: 1) The registration of occurence of delirium measured with the Delirium Observation Screening Scale (DOS, Schuurmans et al. 2003) und the Confusion Assessment Method ( CAM; Inouye et al. 1990; german Translation: DOS, CAM Hasemann et al. 2007) 2.)The resident`s mobility, registered with the timed up and go test (TUG, Podsiadlo et al. 1991) and tendency of falls 3.) severe medication interactions registered with suitable medication interaction databases 4.) potential malnutrition registered with the Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ, Wilson et al. 2005) and possible unintentional weith loss of residents within the regular documentary system oft he nursing homes 5.) evaluation of the resident`s health related life quality (measured with EQ-5D). 6.) The (expected) improvement of interprofessional cooperation and communication will be evaluated with qualitative guided group interviews.

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Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactStefan Pitzer

Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität

stefan.pitzer@pmu.ac.at+43 662 2420 80352

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 17, 2026