Clinical Trial

Medication Misuse and Dependence Among Elderly

Active, Not Recruiting
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Summary
The project focuses on investigating problematic medication use, especially overuse of potentially addictive drugs among the elderly. The investigators aim firstly to develop and validate instruments for detecting and describing behavioral aspects and consequences of dependence on, and misuse of, prescription medication among elderly. In addition to evaluating diagnostic utility of screening instruments, the investigators aim to identify and report characteristics, risk factors and consequences of medication misuse and dependence among the elderly.
Protocol Amendment History 5 amendments
This ClinicalTrials.gov record has been amended 5 times since 2017-05-19; most recent amendment 2024-08-30.
Status change: Recruiting → Active, Not Recruiting 2021-02-11
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT03162081
Lead Sponsor University Hospital, Akershus
Collaborators: King's College London, University of Oslo
Conditions Mild Cognitive Impairment, Elderly, Substance-Related Disorders
Enrollment 500 participants
Start Date 2017-05-03
Primary Completion 2021-02-01 (estimated)
Study Completion 2024-12-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2024-09-04