Reducing Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescribing for Older Patients in the ED

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Aging

In brief

This research is being conducted to learn which implementation strategy of EQUIPPED is most effective to improve prescribing practices of ED providers toward older Veterans and determine the factors influencing implementation of this program to reduce the prescribing of PIMs to older adults upon discharge from the ED. The study has three research aims. The procedures for these research aims are described below: * Aim 1 - Examining the Impact of Passive Provider Feedback vs. Active Provider Feedback Through a Randomized Trial * Aim 2 - Determination of Factors Affecting Organizational Adoption of EQUIPPED * Aim 3 - Micro-Costing the Active and Passive Feedback Versions of the EQUIPPED Intervention

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04004936

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

74

Starts

2019-10-01

Expected to finish

2024-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-25

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Prescribers at VA Medical Centers that are implementing EQUIPPED
• Members of the EQUIPPED implementation team at enrolled sites

You may not qualify if…

• Providers at VA Medical Centers that are not part of the upcoming EQUIPPED implementation trial.

Where it is running

• Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL — Birmingham, Alabama, United States
• Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA — Decatur, Georgia, United States
• Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC — Durham, North Carolina, United States
• VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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