Alleviating Geriatric Inpatients' Medication-related Iatrogenesis

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey60 enrolled

Overview

This study will evaluate the MedWise Risk Score™ (MWRS™), a holistic approach to quantifying the risk of a patient's medication regimen. High risk patients will be identified at hospital discharge. Targeted interventions will be made to reduce their MWRS™ with a 30-day follow up. The hypothesis being tested is that a reduction in MWRS™ will lead to reduced 30-day readmission.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Iatrogenic Disease Risk Reduction

Interventions

Risk score based interventionOTHER

Targeted interventions based off of risk score software

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Hospital admission for at least 48 hours * Prescribed at least 5 medications at hospital discharge * Baseline medication risk score of 20 or more Exclusion Criteria: * Reside greater than 25 miles from the index facility * Discharge to hospice * Discharge against medical advice * Patient expiration during initial hospitalization

Locations (1)

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset

Somerville, New Jersey, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of individuals with an emergency department visit or hospital readmission

Time frame: 30 days after hospital discharge

Secondary Outcomes

Difference in score between patients aged older and younger than 65 years

Comparison between age groups

Time frame: At time of intervention

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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