Care Planning for Older Persons With Multiple Conditions: Encouraging a Tailored Approach (COMET): Stage II

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Polypharmacy

In brief

The purpose of the proposed project is to pilot-test in the clinic setting a computer-based clinical decision support system (CDSS) designed to optimize medication prescribing for older persons with multiple chronic conditions and polypharmacy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02501967

Run by

Yale University

People needed

128

Starts

2014-04-01

Expected to finish

2016-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-08-24

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Veterans age 65 years and older.
• Patients should be diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension and be prescribed five or more medications.
• Patients receiving primary care at the West Haven campus of VA Connecticut Healthcare System.

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to manage own medications because of cognitive impairment.
• Medications prescribed by physician outside of the VA.
• Severe vision or hearing impairment.

Where it is running

• VA Connecticut Healthcare — West Haven, Connecticut, United States

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