Assessment and Management of Multiple Drug Use in Elderly Chronic Disease Patients

Air Force Military Medical University of People's Liberation Army

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Chronic Kidney Disease; Obesity &Amp; Overweight; Hypertension; Coronary Artery Disease; Stroke; Hyperlipidemia; Diabete Mellitus; Heart Failure; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07180368

ky20252065-F-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this observational study is to understand the impact of polypharmacy on the prognosis of elderly patients with chronic diseases. The main research question it aims to address is:

Does polypharmacy affect the prognosis of elderly patients with chronic diseases? Elderly patients with chronic diseases will be asked to complete online survey questions regarding their disease prognosis over a 2-year period.

Enrollment: 2,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients aged 65 years or older with at least one chronic disease

Exclusion criteria

• Patients without chronic diseases
• Patients refused to participate in the study
• Patients with unstable vital signs