Deprescribing to Reduce Injurious Falls Among Older Adults With Dementia

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Dementia

In brief

STOP-FALLS-D is an educational intervention to inform and activate patients, their care partner(s), and their primary care providers to work together to reduce use of central nervous system (CNS) active medications and prevent adverse outcomes (falls and injuries) associated with their use.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05777772

Run by

University of Washington

People needed

123

Starts

2023-02-22

Expected to finish

2023-12-15

Last updated by the study team

2024-05-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosed dementia (dementia diagnosis code or prescription for dementia medication)
• Receiving primary care at a Kaiser Permanente Washington integrated group practice outpatient clinic
• Prescribed at least one CNS-active medication on a chronic (3 months or more) basis

You may not qualify if…

• Skilled nursing facility resident
• Current cancer diagnosis
• On hospice or palliative care
• Care Partner Sample
• Inclusion Criteria:
• Aged 18 years or older
• Self-identify as a care partner for the older adult with dementia

Where it is running

• Kaiser Permanente Health Research Institute — Seattle, Washington, United States

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