Improving Medication Decisions for Older Adults in Hospital

Optimizing Prescribing Decisions for Hospitalized Older Adults With Chronic Conditions

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Prescribing Decisions Diabetes Multimorbidity Hypertension Geriatrics
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
18 and older
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Health Services Research
Participants needed
150 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of Pittsburgh · Other
Who this trial is looking for

This trial is looking for older adults who are hospitalized and need changes to their medications. Participants will be asked to answer surveys about their experience with medication changes and communication during their hospital stay.

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

You may be able to join if

  • I am 65 years or older
  • I am currently hospitalized
  • I will be discharged home
  • I will have at least one medication change at discharge

You may not be able to join if

  • I cannot give informed consent due to cognitive impairment
  • I am enrolled in hospice care

Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria. The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can confirm whether you qualify.

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About This Trial
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to learn if providing a clinical decision framework for managing older adults chronic conditions during hospitalization to inpatient clinicians improves clinicians' ability to individualize chronic condition prescribing decisions for hospitalized older adults (65 and older). The main questions it aims to answer are: * Will the clinical decision framework l…
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Eligibility Criteria
Clinician Participants: Inclusion Criteria: 1. Attending clinicians who practice on the general medicine or hospital medicine service at UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Montefiore, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Mercy, or UPMC Magee-Women's Hospital campuses. 2. Practicing on the general medicine or hospital medici…
Contacts

Ella Hileman-Kaplan, BA

206-733-0880

prescribingwiselylab@pitt.edu

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