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NCT number NCT05449470
Other study ID # 2021_061
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date July 7, 2022
Est. completion date June 30, 2024

Study information

Verified date January 2023
Source Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Contact Kelly K de Wildt
Phone +31615377082
Email k.k.dewildt@amsterdamumc.nl
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Falls in older adults represents a growing public health challenge. The use of certain medication is recognized as an important modifiable risk factor for falls. Research indicates fall-risk increasing drug (FRID) deprescribing is effective in reducing falls but difficult to initiate and to sustain over longer periods of follow-up. A clinical decision support system (CDSS) and patient portal for communicating medication-related fall risk to fall clinic patients may improve joint medication management between patients and physicians and consequently reduce the incidence of injurious falls.


Description:

This study investigates the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the concurrent use of a CDSS and a patient portal for personalized FRID deprescribing, and will be assessed through a multicenter cluster-randomized controlled trial among new fall clinic patients, aged 65 years or older. The main study parameter is the time to first injurious fall. The primary objective of the ADFICE_IT study is to investigate the effects of a CDSS and accompanying patient portal for optimizing FRID deprescribing on injurious falls. This study has three secondary objectives. First, the effect of the CDSS and patient portal on a number of secondary outcomes will be investigated. Second, a process evaluation to evaluate the implementation of the CDSS and patient portal will be conducted. Third, the cost-effectiveness of the CDSS and patient portal will be investigated.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 800
Est. completion date June 30, 2024
Est. primary completion date December 31, 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 65 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - History of at least one fall in the past year; - A Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 21 points or higher or equivalently a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) Dutch score of 16 points or higher; - Use of at least one fall-risk increasing drug (FRID); and - Sufficient command of the Dutch language in speech and writing. Exclusion Criteria: - Active participation in another study; - Life expectancy of less than one year: and/or - Suffering from severe mobility impairment (i.e. bedridden, e.g. inability to walk short distances with assistance of a walking aid).

Study Design


Intervention

Device:
CDSS
A clinical decision support system (CDSS) that provides deprescribing advice and a personalized risk prediction
Patient Portal
A Patient Portal that helps patients prepare for their fall clinic visit by giving them information about falls, falls prevention, and medication-related falls. After the fall clinic visit, the Patient Portal also shows the personalized fall-risk and treatment advice.

Locations

Country Name City State
Netherlands Ziekenhuis Amstelland Amstelveen Noord-Holland
Netherlands Amsterdam UMC, locatie AMC Amsterdam Noord-Holland
Netherlands Amsterdam UMC, locatie VUmc Amsterdam Noord-Holland
Netherlands OLVG Amsterdam Noord-Holland
Netherlands UMC Groningen Groningen
Netherlands Spaarne Gasthuis Haarlem Noord-Holland
Netherlands Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden Leeuwarden Friesland
Netherlands Radboud universitair medisch centrum Nijmegen Gelderland
Netherlands Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis Tilburg Noord-Brabant
Netherlands St. Antonius Ziekenhuis Utrecht

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA) VU University of Amsterdam

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Netherlands, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Feasibility assessed by number of CDSS and patient portal use To assess the feasibility of the intervention, the investigators will use data logged by the CDSS and patient portal to understand how (often) the CDSS and patient portal are used 12 months
Other Percentage of physicians attending the CDSS training via a questionnaire To assess the feasibility of the intervention, the investigators will look at the percentage of physicians who attended the CDSS training. More specifically, this will be measured by asking physicians whether they attended the CDSS training online, offline or not at all as part of the CDSS user satisfaction questionnaire. 12 months
Other Correlation of percentage of physicians attending the CDSS training and CDSS user satisfaction The correlation between the proportion of a department's staff members who did/did not participate in the CDSS training and user satisfaction regarding the CDSS will be assessed. 12 months
Other CDSS user satisfaction To assess the feasibility of the intervention, the investigators will study the satisfaction regarding the CDSS (i.e. physician evaluations of the CDSS). Agreement with satisfaction statements will be scored on a 7-point Likert scale (1= totally disagree; 7 = totally agree). 12 months
Other Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is designed to measure the adoption of a new technology/system based on user attitudes. 6 items aim to measure Perceived Usefulness on a 7-point Likert scale (1=totally disagree; 7 = totally agree), and 6 items aim to measure Perceived Ease of Use on a 7-point Likert scale (1=totally disagree; 7 = totally agree). Intention to use is measured through 1 item on a 7-point Likert scale (1=totally disagree; 7 = totally agree) at baseline
Other Website Satisfaction Scale (WSS) The Website Satisfaction Scale (WSS) measures satisfaction with comprehensibility, satisfaction with attractiveness, and satisfaction with emotional support through 12 items, for each sub scale using a 7-point Likert response scale, ranging from 1 'totally disagree' to 7 'totally agree'. at 3 months
Other Observer OPTION Multiple Chronic Conditions (OPTION-MCC) Videotaped consultations will be coded on triadic decision making in older patients with multiple chronic conditions by using the Observer OPTION Multiple Chronic Conditions (OPTION-MCC) coding scheme. Six types of physicians', patients', and caregivers' behaviors are coded. Physicians' behavior is coded on a 5-point scale (0= The behavior is not observed; 4=The behavior is executed to a very high standard), patients' behavior is coded on a 3-point scale (0=No or minimal participation, e.g. only yes or no; 2=Active participation, answers questions and asks questions, brings in own ideas and shares perceptions), and informal caregivers' behavior is coded on a 3-point scale (0=No or minimal participation, e.g. only yes or no; 2=Active participation, answers questions and asks questions, brings in own ideas and shares perceptions) 12 months
Other Rate of adherence to new medication plan using pharmacy records To assess adherence to the medication advice, the investigators will compare a patient's new medication advice with their pharmacy records to determine whether a patient adheres to the new medication advice or whether they (eventually) change back to their old medication 12 months
Other Number of falls calendar entries To assess adherence to the medication advice, the investigators will compare the new medication advice with falls calender entries on medication use to determine whether a patient adheres to the new medication advice or whether they (eventually) change back to their old medication 12 months
Other iSHARE To evaluate how the intervention facilitates SDM, the investigators will use the iSHAREpatient and iSHAREphysician questionnaires. The iSHAREphysician consists of 16 items scored on a 6-point Likert scale (1= did not do this at all; 6 = completely did this). The iSHAREpatient consists of 16 items scored on a 6-point Likert scale (1= did not do this at all; 6 = completely did this). Dimension scores (range, 0-5) and a total score (the sum of the dimension scores; range, 0-30) for both iSHARE questionnaires will be calculated. The investigators will then apply a linear transformation to obtain a 0 to 100 total score ((score/30)*100). Higher dimension and total scores indicate higher levels of SDM. 12 months
Other Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS; low literacy scale) To evaluate how the intervention facilitates SDM, the investigators will use the Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS; low literacy scale). This scale consists of 10 questions, scored on 3 response categories (yes, do not know, no). at baseline
Other Preparation for Decision-making scale (PrepDM) To evaluate how the intervention facilitates SDM, the investigators will use the Preparation for Decision-making scale (PrepDM). This scale consists of 10 items, scored on a 5-point Likert scale (1= not at all; 5 = a great deal) at baseline
Other Netherlands Patient Information Recall Questionnaire (NPIRQ) To evaluate how the intervention facilitates SDM, the investigators will use the Netherlands Patient Information Recall Questionnaire (NPIRQ). This questionnaire consists of open questions. 12 months
Primary Time to first injurious fall This concerns the time to the first injurious fall. An injurious fall is defined as a fall resulting in wounds, bruises, sprains, cuts, medically recorded fractures, head or internal injury, requiring medical/health professional examination, accident and emergency treatment, or inpatient treatment. 12 months
Secondary Number of injurious falls This concerns the total number of injuirous falls over the course of 12 months. An injurious fall is defined as a fall resulting in wounds, bruises, sprains, cuts, medically recorded fractures, head or internal injury, requiring medical/health professional examination, accident and emergency treatment, or inpatient treatment. 12 months
Secondary Total number of falls Total number of any fall (I.e. a fall that results in no injuries, or minor, moderate, or severe injuries) 12 months
Secondary Time to first fall resulting in any injuries I.e. a fall that results in minor, moderate, or severe injuries 12 months
Secondary Total number of falls resulting in any injuries I.e. a fall that results in minor, moderate, or severe injuries 12 months
Secondary Time to first non-injurious fall I.e. a fall that results in no injuries 12 months
Secondary EuroQol-5D-5L (EQ-5D-5L) The descriptive system comprises five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. Each dimension in the EQ-5D-5L has five response levels: no problems (Level 1); slight; moderate; severe; and extreme problems (Level 5). Furthermore, it includes a visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS) which provides a single global rating of self-perceived health and is scored on a 0 (worst health imaginable) to 100 (best health imaginable) scale. at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months
Secondary The Older Persons and Informal Caregivers Minimum Data Set-Short Form (TOPICS-SF) Data as measured by the The Older Persons and Informal Caregivers Minimum Data Set-Short Form (TOPICS-SF) will be analysed based on the preference-weighted score, ranging from 1.90 to 9.78, with higher scores reflecting a better health status, as perceived by the respondent. The TOPICS - Short Form 2017 including Casemix forms were developed in collaboration with the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Klinische Geriatrie (NvKG - Dutch Association for Clinical Geriatrics) to use as a Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) in the Dutch outpatient and clinical daily practice. at baseline and 12 months
Secondary iMTA Productivity Cost Questionnaire (iPCQ) Direct and indirect costs related to the intervention and care as usual will be assessed using the iMTA Productivity Cost Questionnaire (iPCQ). at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months
Secondary iMTA Medical Consumption Questionnaire (iMCQ) The iMTA Medical Consumption Questionnaire (iMCQ) is an instrument for measuring medical consumption. The iMCQ includes questions related to frequently occurring contacts with health care providers. at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months
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