Electronic Intervention for Patient-Managed Benzodiazepine Tapering: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

More than 30 million people in the US take prescribed benzodiazepines, which, when taken long-term, carry risks of falls, cognitive decline, and dependence. A previous trial showed that a patient-focused self-management intervention (Eliminating Medications Through Patient Ownership of End Results; EMPOWER) can reduce long-term benzodiazepine dependence use and the risks that accompany it.

Objective

To replicate the finding of the EMPOWER trial after converting the intervention from printed materials to electronic format.

Design, setting, and participants

This 2-arm, individually randomized clinical trial with a 6-month follow-up was conducted at US Veterans Health Administration primary care clinics in 2 Veterans Affairs health care systems. Participants i

SUBMITTER: Humphreys K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12805446 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature