Optimising pain management in frail older people

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/571054

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

This project will improve our understanding of how painkiller medicines work in very old and frail people which will improve the use of these medicines in pain management. This study will carefully examine pain control with two of the most commonly used pain killer medicines - paracetamol and oxycodone. By understanding all the factors that influence an older persons pain control we will be able to improve the safe and effective use of painkiller medicines in this special group of people.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $409,381.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geriatrics And Gerontology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Cognitive impairment | Pain Management | dose optimisation | drug metabolism | frail elderly | older persons and hospital care | opioid analgesia | optimising clinical dose regimens | pain in older persons

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