Relation Between Psychoactive Drugs Overdosage and Severity of Falls in Elderly People

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Fall
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
75 and older
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Prevention
Participants needed
400 (estimated)
Sponsor
University Hospital, Caen · Other
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About This Trial
There are many epidemiological data on the relationship between the number or nature of psychoactive medications used and the risk of falling in elderly, but very little on the relationship between the amount of psychoactive medication actually present in the blood and the severity of the fall. However, the inevitable drug-drug interactions related to polypharmacy and the pharmacokinetic modificat…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient (male, female) aged 75 and over admitted to the emergency room for a fall and for whom hospitalization (in geriatrics or not) after going to the emergency room is planned * Patient consuming at least one psychoactive drug from the list provided in the protocol * Patien…
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Véronique Lelong-Boulouard, PhD

0231063341

lelongboulouard-v@chu-caen.fr

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Cédric Villain, PhD

villain-c@chu-acen.fr

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