Smart drug checks may keep seniors out of hospital
NCT ID NCT03666793
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether carefully managing medications for elderly patients during their hospital stay and after they go home can lower the chance of them being readmitted within 30 days. Researchers compared a group that received extra medication reviews to a group that did not. The goal was to see if this approach helps seniors stay healthier after leaving the hospital.
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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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109 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2018
- Finished
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Jan 2019
- 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
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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: * Patients hospitalized in the department of short geriatric stay Exclusion Criteria: * Patients already included in the study, and readmitted in the same service.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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GHICL
Lomme, France
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