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First received: July 11, 2023

Clinical Trial: Adapting the Shed-MEDS Deprescribing Intervention to Dementia Care in Assisted Living

Study Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Recruit Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Condition: Polypharmacy

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: Adapting the Shed-MEDS Deprescribing Intervention to Dementia Care in Assisted Living

Brief Summary: This single-arm pilot study will evaluate the effects of an intervention to reduce exposure to unnecessary or potentially harmful medications among residents with dementia living in an assisted living facility.The goal of the intervention is to safely deprescribe medications (defined by dose reductions and stopped medications), based on a combination of clinical criteria and resident/surrogate preferences.The investigators will evaluate the effects of the intervention on the total number of medications…

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