A health-system-embedded deprescribing intervention targeting patients and providers to prevent falls in older adults (STOP-FALLS trial): study protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial

A health-system-embedded deprescribing intervention targeting patients and providers to prevent falls in older adults (STOP-FALLS trial): study protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Central nervous system (CNS) active medications have been consistently linked to falls in older people. However, few randomized trials have evaluated whether CNS-active medication reduction reduces falls and fall-related injuries. The objective of the Reducing CNS-active Medicati...

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Main Authors: Benjamin H. Balderson, Shelly L. Gray, Monica M. Fujii, Kanichi G. Nakata, Brian D. Williamson, Andrea J. Cook, Robert Wellman, Mary Kay Theis, Cara C. Lewis, Dustin Key, Elizabeth A. Phelan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Falls
Deprescribing
Opioids
Sedative-hypnotics
Muscle relaxers
Antidepressant
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07336-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07336-7

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