Prognostic Measures in Ambulatory Care Settings

Completed

• Conditions: General Internal Medicine Patients

• Registration Number: NCT00195130
• Lead Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Brief Summary

The primary objective of this prospective study is to develop a new method of classifying the prognosis of ambulatory patients according to their risk of long term mortality, institutionalization, morbidity (including the deterioration of pre-existing conditions or development of new problems) and functional deterioration.

Detailed Description

Specifically, from a random sample of 2000 patients taken from a cohort of established patients followed for at least three years in a general medicine practice, the objectives are:

1. to identify the demographic, clinical, and functional status variable that predict the risk of death, morbid events (e.g., the development of new complications or deterioration of existing conditions), or the deterioration in functional status using a half of the cohort chosen at random;

2. to combine these findings into a prognostic scale that can be employed in routine clinical practice; and

3. to validate the performance of this scale in the second half of the cohort.

There are no interventions in this study. Patients already under medical care by Cornell physicians will be enrolled. The only requirements for patients are to complete the questionnaires on an annual basis.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 1998-01
• Study Completion: 1999-01
• Study First Submitted: 2005-09-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-09-15
• Study First Posted: 2005-09-19
• Status Verified: 2008-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-03-27
• Last Update Posted: 2008-03-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2000

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients who are currently under the care of Physicians at Cornell Internal Medicine Associates.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who do not wish to participate in the study.
2. Patients who are not able to provide informed written consent.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To develop a new method of classifying the prognosis of ambulatory patients according to their risk of long term mortality, institutionalization, morbidity and functional deterioration.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States