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Aligning Medications With What Matters Most
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University
Summary
The Aligning Medications with What Matters Most (ALIGN) study will assess the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a deprescribing intervention to reduce medication regimen complexity and treatment burden for people living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners.
Official title: Align: Aligning Medications With What Matters Most
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
65 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
138
Start Date
2021-06-03
Completion Date
2022-05-02
Last Updated
2026-06-17
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Pharmacist-led deprescribing intervention
1\) direct-to-consumer deprescribing educational materials designed to activate the care partner and people living with dementia PLWD; 2) a telehealth visit in which a clinical pharmacist discusses benefits and harms of the patient's medications with the patient and care partner in the context of their goals and preferences; and 3) pharmacist-PCP communication in which the pharmacist provides tailored deprescribing recommendations designed to be useful and actionable for the PCP
Locations (2)
Kaiser Permanente
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States