Trials / Terminated
TerminatedNCT03192514
Electronic Deprescribing Tool for the Prevention of PIP
Electronic Deprescribing Tool for the Prevention of Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing for Older Patients: A Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial
- Status
- Terminated
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 280 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Beira Interior · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This study is a cluster randomized control trial aimed to measure the effectiveness of an educational knowledge transfer intervention to prescribers on the discontinuation of two targeted classes: Benzodiazepines andNon-benzodiazepine hypnotics.
Detailed description
The investigators intend to develop an electronic decision support tool based on the best evidence available. This electronic deprescribing tool provides the rationale on the indications of prescribing or deprescribing Benzodiazepines or/and Non-benzodiazepine hypnotics and also provides interactive tapering suggestion integrated on a calendar. It is designed to help family doctors with the goal of improving health outcomes for the elderly.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Electronic Deprescribing tool | Each GP of the intervention group will have exclusive access to an electronic tool that will guide them on deprescribing. The innovative electronic tool created by the researchers provide the rationale on indications for prescribing or deprescribing Benzodiazepines or/and Non-benzodiazepine hypnotics and also provides an interactive tapering suggestion integrated on a calendar. The tool emphasizes that any decision to continue or discontinue a drug remains a shared decision between GP and the patient. The electronic Deprescribing tool is designed to support clinical decisions |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2017-10-02
- Primary completion
- 2018-10-31
- Completion
- 2018-12-31
- First posted
- 2017-06-20
- Last updated
- 2021-04-30
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Portugal
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03192514. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.