Underprescribing in Geriatric Patients: a Prevalence Study and Analysis of Factors Contributing to Potential Prescription Omissions (Under-PRES)

ConditionOlder People

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot listed

Trial typeObservational

Biological sexAll

Age65+

SponsorIstituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani

About this trial

This observational study will determine the prevalence of underprescription in a cohort of elderly patients, recruited at the time of an outpatient geriatric visit, or hospitalized, upon admission to a geriatric ward.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Geriatric ward admission or outpatient geriatric appointment

Capacity to provide informed consent by the patient or legal guardian

Disqualifiers

Limited life expectancy as measured by the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) >8

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

374 Participants

are grouped into 1 trial group

Sponsors and collaborators

Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov