Clinical trialNCT02781662CompletedInterventional

Improving Safety After Hospitalization in Older Persons on High-Risk Medications

SponsorUniversity of Massachusetts, WorcesterEnrollment361Medication Safety

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Summary

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This study evaluates an intervention to reduce medication errors and adverse drug events in older adults who have recently been discharged from the hospital and prescribed anticoagulants, diabetes agents, or opioids. Half of the study participants will receive the intervention, while the other half will receive usual care.

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Investigators

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Jerry H Gurwitz, MD
Meyers Primary Care Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Principal Investigator
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Sites

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Drugs studied

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Registration & key dates

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Start: 28 Jul 2016
Primary completion: 20 Sept 2019
Completion: 20 Sept 2019
Last update posted: 5 Jun 2023
Registered enrollment: 361
Registry id: NCT02781662

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