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The effect of a trAnSitional Pharmacist Intervention in geRiatric inpatients on hospital visits after dischargE (ASPIRE): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift)
 
ID 4646629
Author(s) Julie, Hias; Laura, Hellemans; Annouschka, Laenen; Karolien, Walgraeve; Astrid, Liesenborghs; Sabina, De Geest; Jeroen, Luyten; Isabel, Spriet; Johan, Flamaing; der Linden Lorenz, Van; Jos, Tournoy
Author(s) at UniBasel De Geest, Sabina M.
Year 2022
Title The effect of a trAnSitional Pharmacist Intervention in geRiatric inpatients on hospital visits after dischargE (ASPIRE): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Journal Contemporary clinical trials
Pages / Article-Number 106853
Keywords 80 and older; Aged; Clinical pharmacy intervention; Hospitalization; Inappropriate prescribing; Integrated Health Care Systems; Randomized controlled trial
Abstract

Unplanned rehospitalizations occur frequently in older patients. Drug-related problems constitute a major and largely preventable cause with inappropriate prescribing being a substantial culprit. Solutions are needed to reduce this risk by targeting pharmacotherapy both during and after hospital stay. Therefore, we aim to perform a randomized controlled trial in geriatric inpatients to investigate the impact of a multifaceted clinical pharmacy intervention on health-related outcomes.; The study concerns a monocenter, non-blinded, randomized controlled trial that will take place at the acute geriatric wards of a large academic hospital. Patients being in a palliative stage with active therapy withdrawal or patients discharged to another ward within the same hospital or another hospital are excluded. In total, 828 patients will be randomized (1:1) to the usual care or intervention group. The multifaceted clinical pharmacy intervention comprises medication reconciliation at admission and discharge, medication review, patient/caregiver education, intensified communication with primary care providers and post-discharge follow-up, which also includes a telepharmacology service. The primary endpoint is defined as the time to an all-cause, unplanned hospital revisit within six months after discharge. Other health-related outcomes such as drug-related readmissions, quality of life and number of potentially inappropriate medications will be analyzed as secondary endpoints. Patient inclusion started in February 2021.; This study will provide useful insights regarding the impact of clinical pharmacy interventions on geriatric wards with the goal to optimize health-related outcomes such as hospital revisits.; ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04617340.

ISSN/ISBN 1559-2030
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Digital Object Identifier DOI 10.1016/j.cct.2022.106853
PubMed ID http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35842106
   

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