Results of the use of a trigger list to detect drug-related problems at the emergency room in older polypharmacy patients

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON26798

Enrollment

600

Registered

2019-05-07

Start date

2019-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Multimorbidity (patients aged 70 and up with polypharmacy)

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The population of this study will consist of patient aged 70 and up with polypharmacy (5 chronic medications or more), who present themselves in the ER in one of the three hospitals and from whom a medication verification was taken by a pharmacy assistant using a structured medical history.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not applicable

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Which medication related triggers of the trigger list are present in the emergency room in patients aged 70 years and older with polypharmacy (at least 5 medications)?	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
How often do these triggers occur?	—

Contacts

Public ContactJacqueline Bos

Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital

jm.bos@cwz.nl+31243657600

Outcome results