Polypharmacy Clinical Trial
— Pro-MOfficial title:
Appropriate Prescribing for Older Adults With Multimorbidity (Pro-M): A Feasibility Study
Verified date | February 2024 |
Source | Geriatric Education and Research Institute |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
This is a two-site feasibility study to test implementation of an intervention that aims to reduce inappropriate prescribing for older adults with multimorbidity in geriatric medicine specialist clinics at public hospitals in Singapore. The specific aims are: 1. To assess the implementation outcomes: Appropriateness, Penetration/Reach, Acceptability, Feasibility, Sustainability (primary) 2. To collect data on recruitment and pre-post data on prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) for the purpose of determining sample size for a scale up next phase study (secondary). 3. To conduct cost analysis of the intervention (secondary).
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 36 |
Est. completion date | October 16, 2023 |
Est. primary completion date | October 16, 2023 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 21 Years to 99 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria for patients: - Older adults age 65 and above - Currently attending Geriatric Medicine Clinic - on at least 5 medications. Exclusion Criteria for patients: - Those younger than 65 - Not a Geriatric Medicine outpatient clinic patient - On fewer than 5 medications - Currently receiving other pharmacist-related services such as medication therapy management. - Non-English, non-Chinese, and non-Malay speaking patients. - Patient or caregiver who declines any of the study procedure required within the intervention framework. Inclusion Criteria for implementer: - Doctors and pharmacists - who are involved in the delivery or support of the intervention during the implementation period. Exclusion criteria for implementer: - Those who are not involved in the implementation of the study. - Those who are not involved in the delivery of the intervention. |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Singapore | Changi General Hospital | Singapore | Sinagpore |
Singapore | Tan Tock Seng Hospital | Singapore |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Geriatric Education and Research Institute | Changi General Hospital, Tan Tock Seng Hospital |
Singapore,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Patients' attitudes towards acceptance of the intervention (Penetration/Reach) | The survey consists of 11 items, and each item is on a 5-point Likert scale (level of agreement). This is a mixed method implementation study that is focused on investigating the feasibility of implementing medication reviews as routine care for older adults with multimorbidity in the outpatient clinics. The first 6 months will be the implementation period, followed by a 3-month evaluation period that consists of a first survey of the implementers (doctors and pharmacists), then an in-depth interview with selected implementers. | A single-time-point survey to be administered immediately after the intervention | |
Primary | Implementers' attitudes towards the appropriateness of the intervention | The survey consists of 25 items, and each item is measured on a 5-point Likert (level of agreement).
This is a mixed method implementation study that is focused on investigating the feasibility of implementing medication reviews as routine care for older adults with multimorbidity in the outpatient clinics. The first 6 months will be the implementation period, followed by a 3-month evaluation period that consists of a survey of the implementers (doctors and pharmacists), then an in-depth interview with selected implementers. |
3-month Evaluation period: A single-time-point survey to be conducted immediately after the 6-month implementation period. Selected in-depth interviews will follow to provide a qualitative context to the survey results. | |
Primary | Implementers' attitudes towards the acceptability of the intervention | The survey consists of 25 items, and each item is measured on a 5-point Likert (level of agreement).
This is a mixed method implementation study that is focused on investigating the feasibility of implementing medication reviews as routine care for older adults with multimorbidity in the outpatient clinics. The first 6 months will be the implementation period, followed by a 3-month evaluation period that consists of a survey of the implementers (doctors and pharmacists), then an in-depth interview with selected implementers. |
3-month Evaluation period: A single-time-point survey to be conducted immediately after the 6-month implementation period. Selected in-depth interviews will follow to provide a qualitative context to the survey results. | |
Primary | Implementers' attitudes towards the feasibility of the intervention. | The survey consists of 25 items, and each item is measured on a 5-point Likert (level of agreement).
This is a mixed method implementation study that is focused on investigating the feasibility of implementing medication reviews as routine care for older adults with multimorbidity in the outpatient clinics. The first 6 months will be the implementation period, followed by a 3-month evaluation period that consists of a survey of the implementers (doctors and pharmacists), then an in-depth interview with selected implementers. |
3-month Evaluation period: A single-time-point survey to be conducted immediately after the 6-month implementation period. Selected in-depth interviews will follow to provide a qualitative context to the survey results. | |
Primary | Implementers' attitudes towards the sustainability of the intervention. | The survey consists of 25 items, and each item is measured on a 5-point Likert (level of agreement).
This is a mixed method implementation study that is focused on investigating the feasibility of implementing medication reviews as routine care for older adults with multimorbidity in the outpatient clinics. The first 6 months will be the implementation period, followed by a 3-month evaluation period that consists of a survey of the implementers (doctors and pharmacists), then an in-depth interview with selected implementers. |
3-month Evaluation period: A single-time-point survey to be conducted immediately after the 6-month implementation period. Selected in-depth interviews will follow to provide a qualitative context to the survey results. | |
Primary | Implementers' views on the fidelity of the intervention. | The survey consists of 25 items, and each item is measured on a 5-point Likert (level of agreement).
This is a mixed method implementation study that is focused on investigating the feasibility of implementing medication reviews as routine care for older adults with multimorbidity in the outpatient clinics. The first 6 months will be the implementation period, followed by a 3-month evaluation period that consists of a survey of the implementers (doctors and pharmacists), then an in-depth interview with selected implementers. |
:3-month Evaluation period: A single-time-point survey to be conducted immediately after the 6-month implementation period. Selected in-depth interviews will follow to provide a qualitative context to the survey results. | |
Secondary | Recruitment rate | The rate will be measured by the number of participants enrolled in the intervention divided by the number of patients pre-screened as being eligible for the intervention. This information will inform sample size calculation for the next phase scale-up study.
Percentage of patients with at least one potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) before and after intervention Percentage of patients with other medication issues identified before and after intervention. |
6 months during implementation period | |
Secondary | Effectiveness of the intervention: Percentage of patients with at least one PIM before and after intervention. | The rate will be measured by the number of patients prescribed with at least 1 PIM at the start of the intervention divided by total number of patients enrolled. It will then be compared to the rate of patients prescribed with at least 1 PIM after they had completed the intervention. This information will inform sample size calculation for the next phase scale-up study.
• Cost of medications identified before and after medication review: cost of PIM and/or other medications issues identified will be collected during the implementation period. |
6 months during implementation period | |
Secondary | Effectiveness of the intervention: Percentage of patients with other medication issues identified before and after intervention. | The rate will be measured by the number of patients prescribed with at least 1 other medication issues at the start of the intervention divided by total number of patients enrolled. It will then be compared to the rate of patients prescribed with at least 1 other medication issues after they had completed the intervention. This information will inform sample size calculation for the next phase scale-up study. | 6 months during implementation period | |
Secondary | Manpower cost to conduct medication review | The cost would be measured by the estimated number of manpower hours needed to deliver the intervention multiplied by the manpower norm costs. This information will be utilized to calculate cost of implementing the intervention. | 6 months during implementation period | |
Secondary | Cost of PIM and other medications with issues identified before and after medication review. | The cost would be measured by calculating the subsidized cost of the identified medications (PIM and other medications with issues) prescribed to the enrolled patients. This information will be utilized to calculate cost of implementing the intervention. | 6 months during implementation period |
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