Improving Patient Safety by Supporting Older Adults in Managing Sleep Problems.
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Benzodiazepines Deprescribing
Sleep Problems
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 65 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 470 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern · Other
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About This Trial
Among older adults (≥65 years), use of sleeping pills, such as benzodiazepines and other sedative-hypnotics, to treat sleep problems is common. While sleeping pills are effective in the first few weeks of use, their effect diminishes significantly after that. Especially older adults are susceptible to significant adverse effects of sleep pills, yet stopping sleeping pills remains challenging. BE-S…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* ≥65 years old
* BSH (ATC codes N05BA, N05CF, N05CD, and N03AE01) use on average ≥3 times a week during the last 3 months prior to providing informed consent, as self-reported by the patient or by the informal carer
* Taking BSH for sleep problems, as self-reported by the patie…
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