Monitoring Side Effects Of Pain Medication Prescribing By Emergency Department In Patients Over 65 (MOSE65)

Monitoring Side Effects Of Pain Medication Prescribing By Emergency Department In Patients Over 65. The MOSE65 Study

Half of the people over the age of 65 are not functioning at their optimal level because of interference from pain. > 50% of older adults had taken prescriptions of pain medication beyond a 6-month period. In Emergency Department 80% of visits involving conditions with painful component. The study aims to observe and check side effects of most frequently pain killers prescribing at home to patients over 65 years old after a visit in emergency department.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Acute Pain; Elderly; Analgesics

Detailed Description

- observe side effects of pain medications prescribed in emergency department to patient over 65 yo

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 1000

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Italy
  • Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
    • Castelfranco Veneto Emergency Department
  • Dolo, Italy
    • Dolo Emergency Department
  • Mirano, Italy
    • Mirano Emergency Department
  • Montebelluna, Italy
    • Montebelluna Emergency Department
  • Udine, Italy, 33100
    • Emergency Department AOU S.Maria della Midericordia Udine

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 years and older (Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

individuals age 65 years or older initiating analgesic treatment po following emergency department visits.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 65 years or older
• new analgesic treatment po following emergency department visits
• easily reachable by phone

Exclusion Criteria:

• age under 65
• pt may not able to hear, or answer the phone
• pt with a history of dementia
• pt who already takes pain killer, or neuroleptics

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Acetam, acetam + codeine, Ibuprofen, Oxycodone; monitoring side effects of pain medication prescribed in patients over 65 acetaminophen 1000 mg tabs po q6h acetaminophen + codeine 500 mg tabs po q6h ibuprofen 200 mg tabs po q8h oxycodone 5 mg tabs po bid

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
To measure side effects of pain medication prescribed by emergency department to patients older 65 years	To Measure the rate of mayor and minor complications and the number of hospitalization during the therapy	up to 1 week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
To ascertain the number of patients pain free	July 1, 2014	1 month
Measure the number of patients that follow the therapy prescribed	July 1 2014	1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria della Misericordia
• Investigators: Study Chair: Ciro Paolillo, Dr, AOU S.Maria della Misericordia Udine

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: June 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): March 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 9, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 27, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): January 28, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): March 3, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 2, 2015
• Last Verified: June 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Emergency Medicine; ibuprofen; Medication Therapy Management; Acetaminophen; Aged; Medication Adherence; Side effects; Analgesics; Home care; codeine; Oxycodone; Medication Compliance
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Disease Attributes; Emergencies; Acute Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: AOSMariaMisericordia