NCT06950567

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Psychoeducational Intervention on Benzodiazepine Use in the Population Over 64 Years Old in Primary Care

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 113 (actual)
• Sponsor: Magi Claveria · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective of this pragmatic, multicenter, randomized controlled clinical trial is to determine whether an educational intervention regarding benzodiazepine use can reduce the consumption and/or dosage of these drugs in individuals over 64 years old. It aims to provide knowledge and skills to help participants tolerate or reduce discomfort, enabling them to begin decreasing or discontinuing benzodiazepine (BZD) use. The focus is on the effect of combined care, but the implementation of this approach is also assessed, providing valuable insights for further health developments in Primary Care. Researchers will compare a minimal intervention, consisting of sending a "Benzoletter" to each participant's mailing address, with an intensive intervention that additionally includes psychoeducational sessions and therapeutic exercises. Participants in the intervention group will attend sessions at the Primary Care Center for a total duration of eight weeks.

Conditions

• Benzodiazepines Deprescribing

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	psycho-educational intervention and therapeutic activity	The objective is to provide knowledge and skills to tolerate/reduce discomfort so that they can begin to reduce or discontinue medication (BZD). The focus is on the effect of combined care, but the implementation of this approach is also evaluated, which will provide valuable knowledge for further health developments in Primary Care.
OTHER	Control	Sending a "Benzocarta" to each person's postal address-a personalized letter signed by their Family Doctor, an explanatory sheet on how to gradually reduce medication, and infographics on sleep hygiene, stress, or anxiety.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-04-01
• Primary completion: 2025-04-01
• Completion: 2025-05-01
• First posted: 2025-04-30
• Last updated: 2025-04-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain