Therapeutic Optimization in Patients in Acute Geriatric Care at University Hospital of Montpellier

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study involves patients who will be discharged from Montpellier University Hospital (acute geriatric care unit) between January and March 2020. The primary objective is to assess the number of difference(s) in patient's medicines between the discharge from hospital (acute geriatric care unit) and one month after this discharge. The secondary objectives are: to assess the number of changes of medicines between the patient's admission and discharge from hospital (acute geriatric care unit); to evaluate the number of inappropriate medicines in patient's treatment at hospital admission (in acute geriatric care unit) and one month after the discharge from hospital; to evaluate the number of failures found in the transmission of information between the hospital and the general practitioner/pharmacy one month after the patient's discharge from hospital (acute geriatric care unit).

Official Title
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Therapeutic Optimization in Patients in Acute Geriatric Care at University Hospital of Montpellier: Follow-up One Month After Discharge From Hospital

Conditions
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Geriatrics, Clinical Pharmacy

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Comparison of patient's medicines


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: patients who will be discharged from hospital (acute geriatric care unit) between January and March 2020 and who will return to their home or to institution for elderly persons patients for whom there will be at least one change in their medicines between their admission and their discharge from hospital Exclusion Criteria: Patients who don't want to participate in this study

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Patients who will be discharged from hospital (acute geriatric<br>Patients who will be discharged from hospital (acute geriatric care unit) between January and March 2020 | Other: Comparison of patient's medicines<br>* Comparison of patient's medicines: between patient's discharge from hospital and one month after this discharge (acute geriatric care unit) between patient's admission and discharge from hospital (acute geriatric care unit<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Number of medicines prescribed | Number of medicines prescribed by general practitioner different from those prescribed at patient's discharge from hospital (acute geriatric care unit) | One month after discharge from hospital (acute geriatric care unit) | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Number of medicines' changes | Number of changes of medicines between the patient's admission and discharge from hospital (acute geriatric care unit) | At patient's discharge from hospital (acute geriatric care unit) | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Medication reconciliation