Trials / Withdrawn
WithdrawnNCT02478593
Impact of Patient Education on Benzodiazepine Use in the Elderly
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 0 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 60 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The overall goal of this research is to develop and test strategies to decrease potentially inappropriate medication use among the elderly.
Detailed description
Specifically, the purpose of the study is to determine whether direct patient education is effective in decreasing benzodiazepine use in seniors.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Educational booklet | Participants in the intervention group will receive an 8-page booklet that includes a list of generic and brand benzodiazepine names, benzodiazepine medication knowledge test, information about the associated risks of benzodiazepine use, and a list of safe alternative to their potentially inappropriate medication, as well as a stepwise tapering method. Recommendations to discuss decreasing use of benzodiazepines with physicians as well as to consult physicians before stopping any medication are also advised in the booklet. Participants in the control group will receive a booklet, produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, containing information regarding the important of exercise for seniors. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2015-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2019-01-01
- Completion
- 2019-01-01
- First posted
- 2015-06-23
- Last updated
- 2021-10-06
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02478593. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.