NCT02046681

Monitoring Side Effects Of Pain Medication Prescribing By Emergency Department In Patients Over 65

Monitoring Side Effects Of Pain Medication Prescribing By Emergency Department In Patients Over 65. The MOSE65 Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 1,000 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria della Misericordia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Half of the people over the age of 65 are not functioning at their optimal level because of interference from pain. \> 50% of older adults had taken prescriptions of pain medication beyond a 6-month period. In Emergency Department 80% of visits involving conditions with painful component. The study aims to observe and check side effects of most frequently pain killers prescribing at home to patients over 65 years old after a visit in emergency department.

Detailed description

\- observe side effects of pain medications prescribed in emergency department to patient over 65 yo

Conditions

• Acute Pain
• Analgesics
• Elderly

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-06-01
• Primary completion: 2014-12-01
• Completion: 2015-03-01
• First posted: 2014-01-28
• Last updated: 2015-03-03

Locations

5 sites across 1 country: Italy