Can Connected Devices Increase the Success Rate of Benzodiazepine Withdrawals in the Elderly?
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: connected watch.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Benzodiazepine Withdrawal. Basic parameters: from 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- France
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
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.
Detailed description
Despite a trivialized use of benzodiazepine (BZD) in elderly people (EP), long-term efficacy is often questioned, and treatment has to be regularly re-examined to avoid side effects. Typical intervention techniques to aid patients in reducing their dosage involve: providing information about BZD, explaining the risks associated with a chronic exposure, and tips for a successful withdrawal. In addition, the usage of a connected device may reinforce the patient's motivation by providing details on the quality of sleep and the number of steps taken (activity).
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.
Interventions
- Device connected watch
connected watch that provide to patients with information on their sleep quality and their performed activities
Primary outcome measures
- success to stop or reduce benzodiazepine consumption [Time frame: 6 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- 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 criteria
- Patient under legal protection
- Patient refuses to participate
- Patient does not speak French
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
France · 1 center
- University Hospital of Toulouse — Toulouse
Identifiers
NCT: NCT04912479 · RC31/19/0508 · 2020-A02654-35