NCT03539276

An Intervention to Reduce Inappropriate Medications in Long-term Care Residents With Severe Dementia

The OptimaMed Intervention to Reduce Inappropriate Medications in Long-term Care Residents With Severe Dementia: Results From a Quasi-experimental Intervention Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 44 (actual)
• Sponsor: CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

An education intervention to promote medication reviews and interdisciplinary discussions within long-term care facilities with the aim of improving medication regimen among residents with severe dementia

Detailed description

A quasi-experimental study in three long-term care facilities. The intervention comprises an information leaflet for families of residents, a 90-minute knowledge exchange session for general practitioners, pharmacists and nurses and a list of "generally", "sometimes", and "exceptionally" appropriate medications for severe dementia residents

Conditions

• Dementia
• Inappropriate Prescribing

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Knowledge exchange	OptimaMed

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-03-01
• Primary completion: 2014-10-01
• Completion: 2015-12-01
• First posted: 2018-05-29
• Last updated: 2018-06-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada