Can Connected Devices Increase the Success Rate of Benzodiazepine Withdrawals in the Elderly?
University Hospital, Toulouse
100 participants
Oct 14, 2021
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This is a prospective randomized open study, which aims to evaluate the benefit of a connected watch to help people aged 65 years and older to withdraw from BZD over a six-month period, compared with classical withdrawal (e.g without connected watch). The study will include 100 patients, 50 in the control group and 50 in the intervention group. Participants will be identified during a 12-month period through either external geriatric consultations or during a brief hospitalisation.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- Unassisted mobility (1/1 for the locomotion item on KATZ Activities of Daily Living scale)
- Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) ≥ 20
- With a daily consumption of benzodiazepine for more than 3 months
- Smartphone and/or tablet with internet connection
Exclusion Criteria3
- Patient under legal protection
- Patient refuses to participate
- Patient does not speak French
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Interventions
connected watch that provide to patients with information on their sleep quality and their performed activities
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NCT04912479