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Prescribing Trends and Associated Outcomes of Antiepileptic Drugs in US Nursing Homes Surrounding the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University
Summary
Since the "National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care" debuted in 2012, almost all long-stay psychoactive prescribing has been graded by CMS, which has correlated to decreased use. However, some national data suggest that while these psychoactive medications are being used less, prescriptions of mood-stabilizing antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have increased. Unlike all other psychoactive medications, AEDs prescribed in nursing homes are not mandatorily reported to CMS or graded in a quality-measure.
Official title: Prescribing Trends and Associated Outcomes of Antiepileptic Drugs and Other Psychoactive Medications in US Nursing Homes Surrounding the COVID-19 Pandemic
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
21 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
22500000
Start Date
2022-09-01
Completion Date
2027-06-30
Last Updated
2025-10-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Pre-Extraction Phase
This intervention requires the following procedures: Submitting data use agreement, MDS request defined and developed, Part D request, CMS public use file request defines and develop questionnaire
Extraction Phase
Procedures include: Access VRDC for 2 years, Crosswalk CMS files and MDS using ID's, Preliminary analysis for validity/accuracy, Request revision/resubmission, Linked dataset created in VRDC and Distribute Questionnaire
Post-Extraction Phase
Procedures include: De-identified data securely stored, analysis, dissemination and knowledge translation
Locations (1)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, United States