Polypharmacy among older adults
Conditions
Interventions
A multidisciplinary team-based medication review and deprescribing proposal based on STOPP/START criteria and a medication optimization protocol.
Usual care
Sponsors
St. Marianna university school of medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients admitted to the internal medicine department of Kawasaki Municipal Tama Hospital (general internal medicine, gastroenterology, cardiology, respiratory medicine, endocrinology, nephrology, and neurology) 2) Patients aged 65 years or older at the time of enrollment 3) Patients who are confirmed to have 5 or more regular medications at the time of admission 4) Patients with expected hospitalization duration of 1 week or longer 5) Patients who are permitted to be given oral medication by the attending physician at the time of the trial participation 6) Patients with written agreement for study participation by themselves or by the substitute person with sufficient understanding
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients whose attending physician do not agree to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Composite of death, unscheduled visits, and re-hospitalization until 12 months after randomization. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactSatomi Tsuchiya
Kawasaki Municipal Tama Hospital General Affairs Section
Outcome results
None listed