Electronic Deprescribing Tool for the Prevention of PIP

University of Beira Interior

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Prevention

Benzodiazepine Dependence

Treatments

Other: Electronic Deprescribing tool

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03192514

31/17

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is a cluster randomized control trial aimed to measure the effectiveness of an educational knowledge transfer intervention to prescribers on the discontinuation of two targeted classes: Benzodiazepines andNon-benzodiazepine hypnotics.

Full description

The investigators intend to develop an electronic decision support tool based on the best evidence available. This electronic deprescribing tool provides the rationale on the indications of prescribing or deprescribing Benzodiazepines or/and Non-benzodiazepine hypnotics and also provides interactive tapering suggestion integrated on a calendar. It is designed to help family doctors with the goal of improving health outcomes for the elderly.

Enrollment

280 patients

Sex

All

Ages

65+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

patients ≥65 years who have been taking Benzodiazepines or/and Non-benzodiazepine hypnotics for at least 3 months and who do not meet any exclusion criterion

Exclusion criteria

incapacity or unwillingness to provide written informed consent. Patient with dementia, psychotic disorder, a severe personality disorder; institutionalization; terminal illness, seizure disorders, rapid eye movement sleep disorders, benzodiazepine withdrawal, ethanol withdrawal, severe generalized anxiety disorder, epilepsy and periprocedural anesthesia