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Adapting the Shed-MEDS Deprescribing Intervention to Dementia Care in Assisted Living

Study Overview

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Description

This single-arm pilot study will evaluate the effects of an intervention to reduce exposure to unnecessary or potentially harmful medications among residents with dementia living in an assisted living facility. The goal of the intervention is to safely deprescribe medications (defined by dose reductions and stopped medications), based on a combination of clinical criteria and resident/surrogate preferences. The investigators will evaluate the effects of the intervention on the total number of medications deprescribed from enrollment at 30, 60, and 90 days along with resident/surrogate reports of quality of life at enrollment and 90 days.

Official Title

Adapting the Shed-MEDS Deprescribing Intervention to Dementia Care in Assisted Living

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-01-23
Study Completion:2025-08-15
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:COMPLETED

Study ID

NCT05956665

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:65 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Resident of assisted living facility
  2. * Speaks English (due to interview-based assessments)
  3. * Diagnosis of dementia
  4. * Taking a total of 5 medications or at least one potentially inappropriate medication (defined by the Beers criteria, STOPP criteria, and the Rationalization of home medication by an Adjusted STOPP in older Patients \[RASP\])
  5. * Able self-consent or has a proxy (surrogate)
  1. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  2. Severe psychiatric disorders
  3. Active substance abuse
  4. Unstable medical conditions
  5. Inability to comply with study requirements

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations (Sites)

Abe's Garden Community
Nashville, Tennessee, 37027
United States
NHC At The Trace
Nashville, Tennessee, 37221
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Vanderbilt University

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-01-23
Study Completion Date2025-08-15

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-01-23
Study Completion Date2025-08-15

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Deprescribing

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Polypharmacy
  • Dementia
  • Quality of Life