OPTICA-Study

Optimizing PharmacoTherapy In the multimorbid elderly in primary CAre: a cluster randomized controlled trial (the OPTICA trial)

Research question

Can electronic decision support tools help Swiss GPs to optimize medications in older, multimorbid patients with polypharmacy?

Overview

Project leader

 Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Sven Streit
Project team

Prof. Dr. med. Nicolas Rodondi
PD Dr. Sven Trelle
Prof. Dr. Matthias Schwenkglenks
Prof. Dr. Marco Spruit
Dr. med. Gerhard Schilling
 Funder(s): Swiss National Science Foundation NRP 74 Smarter Health Care Grant
 Study design

Cluster-randomized study
Study start

May 2017
 External Link  http://www.nfp74.ch/en/projects/out-patient-care/project-rodondi