Cheema 2017.
Methods | RCT |
Participants | Patients will be identified from a larger study, TAPER (Team Approach to Polypharmacy Evaluation and Reduction) Inclusion: 70 years or older, currently taking 5 or more medications, did not have a recent comprehensive medication review, participating family doctor as most responsible provider, patient of the McMaster Family Health Team Exclusion: English language or cognitive skills inadequate to understand and respond to rating scales. Terminal illness or other circumstance precluding 13‐month study period |
Interventions |
Intervention: a medication wallet card will be given to the intervention group. This will be personalised for each patient and will include the patient's medications, dosages, and medical conditions. It will be personally given to a patient after a medical appointment with the family physician Control (placebo intervention): a reminder card will be given to this group. The card will not be personal and will be mailed to patients. It will state, "Remember to keep an up‐to‐date listing of your medications and bring your medications to your doctor's appointments" |
Outcomes | Quote: “quantification of medication discrepancies (including dosages and frequency, unidentified discontinued medications, and those prescribed by others not included in electronic medication record)” |
Notes |
NCT02820129 Start date: July 2016. Estimated completion: December 2018 Conference abstract 2017; no other published results found Unclear whether primary outcome relevant. Investigator A/Prof Ainsley Moore (email: amoore@mcmaster.ca) contacted for further information – no response |