Proactive care of Older People undergoing Surgery: Geriatric-Surgical Support Team

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Orthopaedic surgery; Surgery

• Registration Number: ISRCTN48856163
• Lead Sponsor: Guy's and St Thomas' Charity (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-06-20
• Last Update Posted: 2 October 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 126

Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged 65+ on the elective orthopaedic waiting list will be screened by postal questionnaire for medical, functional, psychosocial risk factors, and those at risk who consent to participate will be randomised 3 months prior to surgery to receive either the intervention or 'usual care'.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients aged 65 years and over awaiting elective surgery without evidence-based risk factors from screening (postal questionnaire)
2. People who refuse consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary outcome at 1 month post-operatively will be hospital length of stay.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcomes include post-operative medical complications, mobility, mood, quality of life, and resource use.