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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03233971
Other study ID # 2017-8872
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received July 24, 2017
Last updated April 3, 2018
Start date July 25, 2017
Est. completion date March 30, 2018

Study information

Verified date April 2018
Source Monash University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to study patients' and caregivers' perspectives towards deprescribing using the Revised Patients' Attitudes Towards Deprescribing (rPATD) questionnaire.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 1057
Est. completion date March 30, 2018
Est. primary completion date March 30, 2018
Accepts healthy volunteers
Gender All
Age group 65 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Older adults' inclusion criteria:

- age at least 65 years;

- taking one or more long-term prescription medication;

- have not participated in this anonymous questionnaire previously

- Caregivers' inclusion criteria:

- currently an informal caregiver for an older adult (defined as having any role in a family member or friend's management of health and/or medications);

- care recipient must be at least 65 years of age and taking one or more long-term prescription medication;

- have not participated in this anonymous questionnaire previously

Exclusion Criteria:

- Older adults' exclusion criteria:

- inability to complete a questionnaire in English.

- Caregivers' exclusion criteria:

- caregiver's age less than 21 years;

- caregiver's inability to complete a questionnaire in English.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
rPATD Questionnaire
A 5-point Likert scale questionnaire consisting of 22 questions for older adults, and 19 questions of caregivers.

Locations

Country Name City State
Singapore Multi-centres Singapore

Sponsors (11)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Monash University Ang Mo Kio Thye Hua Kwan Hospital, Guardian, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital, National Healthcare Group Pharmacy, National University Hospital, Singapore, NTUC Unity, Singapore General Hospital, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Watsons

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Singapore, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary rPATD questionnaire scorings up to 9 months
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