SMART OPS: Shared decision making Multidisciplinary Approach; a Randomised controlled Trial in the Older adult Population considering Surgery.

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); Ageing; Cancer; cardiovascular disease (such as coronary heart disease and stroke); general surgical conditions; vascular pathology; Nearing end of life; Surgery - Other surgery; Cancer - Any cancer; Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001543178
• Lead Sponsor: John Hunter Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-11-08
• Last Update Posted: 9 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 148

Inclusion Criteria

All patients aged > 65 or > 45 if Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander undergoing Major General or Vascular Elective or Semi-urgent surgery will undergo SORT tool risk stratification.
patients with a SORT predicted 30 day mortality of >4% for patients if planned for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy or > 3% for all other major general surgical or vascular procedures will be eligible.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients from the above group will be excluded if they have opted out from this study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified