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The reduction of disability in community-dwelling frail elderly

Completed
Conditions
Disability prevention in frail elderly
Not Applicable
Registration Number
ISRCTN31954692
Lead Sponsor
The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (Netherlands)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
420
Inclusion Criteria

1. Frailty: score of 6 or higher on Groningen Frailty Scale (GFI)
2. Community-dwelling
3. Aged 70 years and over, either sex
4. Willingness to participate

Exclusion Criteria

1. Those on a waiting list for admission to a nursing home
2. Cognitive impairments (Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status [TICS] less than 16)
3. Unable to communicate in Dutch
4. Confined to bed

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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