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Emergency rooms test new way to protect seniors from dangerous drugs
NCT ID NCT07146763
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether giving doctors feedback about their prescribing habits can reduce the number of potentially harmful medications given to older adults when they leave the emergency department. About 200 clinicians from Yale New Haven Health System are taking part. The goal is to see if feedback from a peer doctor or an anonymous system works better than usual care in promoting safer prescribing.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Licensed clinicians with prescribing authority (physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant) 2. Practicing in one of the participating Yale New Haven Health System emergency departments 3. At least 30 Emergency Department (ED) discharge encounters with patients aged 65 years or older in the 12 months preceding study enrollment 4. Provides digital affirmative consent to participate Exclusion Criteria: * Failure to meet inclusion criteria
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yale New Haven Hospital Emergency Departments
New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States
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