Reducing Inappropriate Benzodiazepine Use Among Older Adults

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Conditions studied: Long Term Use of Benzodiazepine

In brief

The goal of this project is to reduce chronic benzodiazepine use through two approaches: direct patient education or direct patient education paired with additional support and encouragement from a behavioral health care manager.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03405298

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

44

Starts

2018-02-08

Expected to finish

2018-09-20

Last updated by the study team

2018-10-11

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• With a prescription BZD supply covering ≥20% of days in the preceding 12 months ("chronic").

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with BZD supply <20% days in past 12 months
• Patients with ICD-10 codes for dementia (derived from encounter diagnosis codes)
• long-term care residents (ICD-10 codes Z59.3 and Y92.199)

Where it is running

• Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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