PERDOVE ANZIANI: a Prospective Cohort Study on Older Patients

Completed

• Conditions: Dementia; Stroke; Motor Impairments; Thighbone Fractures

• Registration Number: NCT01699984
• Lead Sponsor: IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli

Brief Summary

This prospective observational cohort study aims at studying functional and clinical outcomes of patients (N = 329) admitted to 4 geriatric hospital facilities of the St John of God Order in Northern Italy during an index period of 4 months. Other areas assessed include variables that help or hinder the discharge of patients with sufficient residential autonomy and the predictive ability of clinicians compared with the evaluation of selective indicators of outcome (clinical and instrumental).

Patients are followed from the first day of hospitalization until discharge or up to 3 months and 1 day after the date of admission ("long-term care" patients).

At admission a "Patient Form" including social, demographic and clinical informations and a series of standardized assessment tools is completed with the help of clinicians, nurses and caregivers (when available).

For each patient, during hospitalization, an analysis of apolipoprotein ApoE polymorphisms is performed and adverse events occurred during hospitalization are monitored, as well as the predictive abilities of clinicians and any recent CT and MRI. Patients are reassessed at discharge (or after 3 months for "long-term care" patients) and at 6 months follow-up of with a standardized telephone interview to assess clinical and functional status and possible changes in the residential status of the patient.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-02
• Primary Completion: 2012-07
• Study Completion: 2012-09
• Status Verified: 2012-10
• Study First Submitted: 2012-10-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-10-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-10-02
• Study First Posted: 2012-10-04
• Last Update Posted: 2012-10-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 329

Inclusion Criteria

• age 65 or older
• informed consent provided

Exclusion Criteria

• younger than 65 years
• informed consent not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
evaluation of clinical improvement	from admission to discharge (or after 3 months of hospitalization) and 6 months follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
identification of variables predictive of outcomes	at discharge (or 3 months after admission) and 6 months follow-up

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Sacro Cuore di Gesù Centre; 🇮🇹 San Colombano al Lambro, Milan, Italy

beata Vergine della Consolata Hospital; 🇮🇹 San Maurizio Canavese, Turin, Italy

San Raffaele Arcangelo Hospital; 🇮🇹 Venezia, Italy

IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli; 🇮🇹 Brescia, Italy