Prevention of Injury in Skilled Nursing Facilities Through Optimizing Medications
Enrolling by invitation · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Accidental Falls/Prevention and Control, Osteoporosis
In brief
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare three care models for optimizing medications and preventing falls with broken bones in patients receiving rehabilitation after a hospitalization for a broken bone. The primary outcome is injurious falls, with secondary outcomes measuring how the process of care is changed and capturing patient-reported outcomes valued by stakeholders. The main questions this study aims to answer are: * Which of the three models is more effective in preventing falls with fractures? * What are the differences in patient-centered outcomes amongst the three models? These include pain, depression, anxiety, sleep, medication side effect burden, and fear of falling. * What are the differences in osteoporosis treatment and medication burden? The three care models are: a Deprescribing Care Model designed to reduce or stop fall-related medications, a Bone Heath Service Model designed to provide osteoporosis evaluation and management, and an Injury Prevention Service Model offering both services. 42 SNFs will participate in this study. The three models will be incorporated into the routine care of patients at these facilities who are receiving rehabilitation after a hospitalization for a fracture. All care models will be delivered remotely to patients in the SNF and after they transition home by a post-fracture nurse consultant supported by an interprofessional team. This study has three aims. See Detailed Description for more details. This ClinicalTrials.gov record represents the Comparative Effectiveness Aim of the protocol.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06304428
- Run by
- Duke University
- People needed
- 3780
- Starts
- 2024-09-30
- Expected to finish
- 2028-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-01-16
Who can join
Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Aged 65 years or greater
- Admitted to an enrolled SNF after hospitalized fracture
- Completion of a medication optimization plan
You may not qualify if…
- Non-osteoporotic fracture (e.g. facial, digital, skull, at site of tumor or infection)
- Eligible for Hospice or palliative care
- Patient discharged or died prior to completion of a medication optimization plan
Where it is running
- Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Duke University School of Medicine — Durham, North Carolina, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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