Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:40 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:40 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01823757
Brief Summary:
This study investigates the effect of pharmaceutical care on a Veteran nursing home. 100 patients will be selected into this controlled study.The hypothesis are:
1. After patients receive pharmaceutical care, their drug related problems will be decreased.
2. After patients received pharmaceutical care, their self-reported medical expenditure will be decreased.
Detailed Description:
Around 200 residents in a Veteran nursing home will be selected for reviewing inclusion and exclusion criteria. A total of 100 subjected are selected into this randomized controlled trial. Each group will have 50 subjects and then divides into 4 subgroup, according to their drug items used (5-7 and over 8 items used).
The inclusion criteria:
1. Residents of the Veteran nursing home.
2. over 65 years old.
3. complete comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA)
4. prescription drugs more than 4 times/day, excluding stat order.
5. with 2 or more chronic diseases.
Exclusion criteria:
1\. residents who were in the pharmaceutical care project of Taiwan Pharmacists Association.
Study:
NCT01823757
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01823757