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Clinical Trials/NCT03721471
NCT03721471CompletedNot Applicable

Outcome of Very Old Patients Admitted for Elective Major Surgery, the Effect of Frailty

Haukeland University Hospital1 site in 1 country144 target enrollmentStarted: October 1, 2018Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
144
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Time to death

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of frailty in patients ≥ 80 years admitted for elective major abdominal surgery.

Detailed Description

Patients ≥ 80 years admitted for elective major abdominal surgery will be asked to participate in this study where frailty will be scored using the Clinical Frailty Scale and by measuring hand-grip-strength.

Primary outcome is mortality at 30 days, 90 days and 1 year.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Prospective

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
80 Years to — (Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • age 80 years or above
  • elective abdominal surgery
  • informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • age less than 80 years
  • emergency surgery
  • palliative surgery ( e.g performing entero-enteroanastomosis to relieve obstruction)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time to death

Time Frame: Up to one year

Time until subject dies or up to one year after surgery

Secondary Outcomes

  • Postoperative complications(Up to 90 days after surgery)
  • Discharge to institution(Up to 90 days after surgery)
  • Mortality at 30 days(30 days after surgery)
  • Worsening functional status(1 year postoperatively.)
  • Mortality at 90 days(90 days after surgery)

Investigators

Sponsor
Haukeland University Hospital
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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