RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06032715

Brief Intervention for Sleep Medication Misuse Among Elderly

Brief Intervention for Reducing Prolonged Use of Sleep Medication Among Elderly

Sponsor

University Hospital, Akershus

Enrollment

120 participants

Start Date

Oct 9, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Harmful Use of Hypnotic

Summary

Randomized controlled trial to evaluate effectiveness of behavioral Brief Intervention administered by General practitioners (GPs) versus business as usual on use of Z-hypnotics by elderly patients in primary care.

Eligibility

Min Age: 60 Years

Inclusion Criteria1

Self-reported use of Z-hypnotics > 4 days per week and > 4 weeks

Exclusion Criteria6

diagnosis of dementia,
diagnosis of psychosis,
diagnosis of major depression,
diagnosis of delirium,
unable to give informed consent,
insufficient Norwegian language capacity to complete tests

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALBI (Brief Intervention)

Short structured individual behavioral intervention to reduce inappropriate usage of Z-hypnotics

Locations(1)

Akershus University Hospital

Lørenskog, Norway

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