Senior Center Medication Safety and Empowerment Curriculum

NCT07799610 | Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: STUDY00009882G-202509-02155
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 125
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Team Alice's Medication Safety and Empowerment Curriculum (MedSEC) helps older adults and caregivers learn how to safely manage medications. Many seniors take multiple medications, which can lead to harmful side effects or unnecessary treatments. This program, developed at the University at Buffalo, will be offered at senior centers in Western New York. It includes two interactive sessions that teach participants how to recognize medication risks and talk with their doctors about safer options. The curriculum uses videos, group discussions, and hands-on tools to build confidence and knowledge. It follows the "4Ms" of Age-Friendly Health Systems: What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility. A "Train-the-Trainer" model will help senior center staff continue the program long-term. The goal is to reduce medication harm, improve communication with healthcare providers, and support healthy aging in the community.

Conditions

Older Adults; Medication and Supplement Use; Caregiver Awareness; Health Literacy; Empowerment, Patient; Knowledge

Keywords

older adult; patient education; caregiver education; medication safety; patient knowledge; patient empowerment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Evaluate the impact of the MedSEC on patient/care-partner knowledge and activation levels in managing medications through the Patient Activation Measure (PAM)

  Study seeks to enhance patient and care-partner activation, reduce polypharmacy and the use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs), and improve shared decision-making through the Patient Activation Measure (PAM).

  Change from baseline (Day 1), post-program assessment (immediately after educational session 2, Day 7), and 6 months after program completion.

• Evaluate the impact of the MedSEC on patient/care-partner knowledge and activation levels in managing medications through the Revised Patient Attitudes Towards Deprescribing (rPATD) questionnaires.

  Study seeks to enhance patient and care-partner activation, reduce polypharmacy and the use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs), and improve shared decision-making through the Revised Patient Attitudes Towards Deprescirbing (rPATD) questionnaires.

  Change from baseline (Day 1), post-program assessment (immediately after educational session 2, Day 7), and 6 months after program completion.

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Change from Baseline in participant understanding of medication safety risks at 6 Months.

  Change from baseline (Day 1), post-program assessment (immediately after educational session 2, Day 7), and 6 months after program completion.

• Participants will demonstrate knowledge of the 4Ms (Age-Friendly Health System) framework through pre/post/6 month follow up questionnaires.

  Change from baseline, post-program assessment (immediately after program completion), and 6 months after program completion.

• Change in patient engagement as measured by the Patient Activation Measure (PAM) from baseline to 6 months post program.

  Change from baseline (Day 1), post-program assessment (immediately after educational session 2, Day 7), and 6 months after program completion.

• Change from baseline in the mean of medications after 6 months follow-up

  Change from baseline and 6 months after program completion.

Other Outcomes (1)

• Post-Survey to Measure Program Impact and Participant Satisfaction

  Post curriculum session 2 (immediately after educational session 2, Day 7)

Interventions

Team Alice Medication Safety and Empowerment Curriculum (MedSEC) OTHER

A two-part interactive curriculum that will improve medication safety awareness and empower participants to engage in conversations with healthcare providers. The focus of this study will be to evaluate the impact of the MedSEC on patient/care-partner knowledge and medication management patient activation levels. A pre/post study that surveys older adults/caregivers pre-curriculum intervention and post-curriculum intervention, in addition to 6 months after program completion.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 55 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• years of age and above
• taking prescription medications
• currently an informal or formal care partner for an eligible patient (regardless of whether they live with or near the patient)
• aged 18 years of age and above

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with cognitive impairment that prevents their self-management of medications.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• State University of New York at Buffalo: lead
• Health Foundation for Western and Central New York: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York, 142148033, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Patient Participation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 21, 2025
• First Posted: September 2, 2026
• Study Start: February 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): February 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): March 31, 2027
• Last Updated: September 2, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)