Randomized controled trial to examine the efficacy and safety of demedicative intervention for polypharmacy in the Japanese elderly patients

Randomized controled trial to examine the efficacy and safety of demedicative intervention for polypharmacy in the Japanese elderly patients - No Polypharmacy Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000023782

Enrollment

Registered

2016-09-01

Start date

2016-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Polypharmacy of elderly patients

Interventions

reduction of drugs more than two at once no intentional reduction of drugs

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)75y.o. or more 2)More than 6 prescription 3)The patient who can be reduced of the prescribed drugs more than two at once. One of the reduction of drugs should be achieved by using the mixed pill of those drugs. The other reduction should be done according to the appropriate medication list for the elderly patients. 4)Adherence of the prescription should be more than 50% 5)Document agreement of the patients with sufficient understanding of the study and freedom for rejection

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Psychiatric patients not under adequate control 2)Patients with dementia 3)All of the other patients who are decided not to be adequate for enrollment by responsible researcher

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Increase of AE	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYukie Sakuma

Asahi general hospital Clinical research support center

y_sakuma@hospital.asahi.chiba.jp0479-63-8111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026