Comprehensive Management of Drug Prescriptions Throughout the Elderly Person's Hospital Care
OPTISORT
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interventional
109
1 country
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Brief Summary
This study evaluates the impact of optimizing drug prescriptions on re-admissions of elderly patients within 30 days after hospital discharge. It compares a group of patients receiving comprehensive care (medication reconciliation at hospital entry, multidisciplinary medication review, and medication reconciliation at discharge), versus another group that does not benefit from the program.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Sep 2018
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 10, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 12, 2018
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
September 18, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 17, 2018
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 17, 2019
CompletedApril 20, 2026
April 1, 2026
3 months
September 10, 2018
April 15, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Rate of readmission at 30 days
Evaluate the impact of optimizing drug prescriptions on re-admissions of elderly patients within 30 days of return to home.Only direct re-admissions to emergency and geriatric short-stay services in participating centres will be counted.
30 days
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Time between discharge and first readmission
30 days
Rate of changes in the prescription after hospital discharge by the general practitioner
30 days
Identification of Seniors at Risk (ISAR) score
30 days
Study Arms (2)
Control
NO INTERVENTIONStandard healthcare procedures
experimental: Reconciliation group
EXPERIMENTALmedical reconciliation at admission, multidisciplinary medication review, medical reconciliation at discharge of the hospital
Interventions
Medication Reconciliation at admission, Multidisciplinary medication review, Medication Reconciliation at discharge
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients hospitalized in the department of short geriatric stay
You may not qualify if:
- Patients already included in the study, and readmitted in the same service.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
GHICL
Lomme, France
Related Publications (1)
Visade F, Lambeaux D, Delecluse C, Decaudin B, Puisieux F, Floret E, Norberciak L, Lefebvre A. [Implementation of a multi-interventional approach to improve medication safety in older hospitalized patients: Feasibility and impact on 30-day rehospitalization rate]. Ann Pharm Fr. 2022 Jul;80(4):543-553. doi: 10.1016/j.pharma.2021.10.006. Epub 2021 Nov 4. French.
PMID: 34742917RESULT
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Fabien Visade, MD
GHICL
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 10, 2018
First Posted
September 12, 2018
Study Start
September 18, 2018
Primary Completion
December 17, 2018
Study Completion
January 17, 2019
Last Updated
April 20, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-04