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CompletedNCT03666793OPTISORTUpdated Apr 20, 2026

Comprehensive Management of Drug Prescriptions Throughout the Elderly Person's Hospital Care

An interventional study of global care in Elderly, Medication Reconciliation and Patient Readmission, sponsored by Lille Catholic University. Completed at 1 site in France. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-04-20.

Sponsored by Lille Catholic University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
109
Allocation
Randomized
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study evaluates the impact of optimizing drug prescriptions on re-admissions of elderly patients within 30 days after hospital discharge. It compares a group of patients receiving comprehensive care (medication reconciliation at hospital entry, multidisciplinary medication review, and medication reconciliation at discharge), versus another group that does not benefit from the program.

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Conditions studied

  • Elderly
  • Medication Reconciliation
  • Patient Readmission

Keywords

  • Elderly
  • Medication Reconciliation
  • Patient Readmission
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In context

Lead sponsor

Lille Catholic University is the lead sponsor of 111 studies on the registry; 26 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients hospitalized in the department of short geriatric stay

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients already included in the study, and readmitted in the same service.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
109 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • No intervention
    Control

    Standard healthcare procedures

  • Experimental
    experimental: Reconciliation group

    medical reconciliation at admission, multidisciplinary medication review, medical reconciliation at discharge of the hospital

    Other: global care

Interventions

  • Otherglobal care

    Medication Reconciliation at admission, Multidisciplinary medication review, Medication Reconciliation at discharge

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Rate of readmission at 30 days

    Evaluate the impact of optimizing drug prescriptions on re-admissions of elderly patients within 30 days of return to home.Only direct re-admissions to emergency and geriatric short-stay services in participating centres will be counted.

    Time frame: 30 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time between discharge and first readmission

    Evaluate the impact of medication management on the time required for the first re-admission to hospital, if it takes place before 30 days.

    Time frame: 30 days

  2. Rate of changes in the prescription after hospital discharge by the general practitioner

    Estimate the impact of this process on the preservation of the prescription after hospital discharge by general practitioner within the 30 days following the return home actual number of discrepancies, what may have caused the change and which are the concerned drugs

    Time frame: 30 days

  3. Identification of Seniors at Risk (ISAR) score

    This score is based on 6 yes/no questions. T e total scale range is from 0 to 6. Each item is scored 1 if there is a problem or 0 if there is not, being the maximum score =6.

    Time frame: 30 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • GHICL
    Lomme, France
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References and documents

Publications

  • Visade F, Lambeaux D, Delecluse C, Decaudin B, Puisieux F, Floret E, Norberciak L, Lefebvre A. [Implementation of a multi-interventional approach to improve medication safety in older hospitalized patients: Feasibility and impact on 30-day rehospitalization rate]. Ann Pharm Fr. 2022 Jul;80(4):543-553. doi: 10.1016/j.pharma.2021.10.006. Epub 2021 Nov 4. French. PubMed 34742917 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 20, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03666793
Lead sponsor
Lille Catholic University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 12, 2018
Start date
Sep 18, 2018
Primary completion
Dec 17, 2018
Completion
Jan 17, 2019
Last update
Apr 20, 2026

Study contacts

Fabien Visade, MD
principal investigator · GHICL

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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