Clinical and Economic Assessment of an Opportunistic Screening Program for Pre-frailty State in Elderly Population.

Consorci Sanitari del Maresme1 site in 1 country170 target enrollmentSeptember 2013

ConditionsPre-frail Elderly

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Pre-frail
Sponsor: Consorci Sanitari del Maresme
Enrollment: 170
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Frailty according to L.Fried criteria (questionnaire).
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 10 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The study intervention improves functional capacity and delays frailty status in pre-frail elderly subjects.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

September 2013

End Date

August 2015

Last Updated

10 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Consorci Sanitari del Maresme

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•More than 70 years consulting in primary care
•Non institutionalized
•Pre-frailty according to L.Fried criteria (1 or 2 criteria)
•Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

•Patient not able to stand by himself/herself
•Palliative care or life expectancy less than 6 months
•Blind patient
•unstable clinical situation
•Participation in other programs, studies or trials for elderly people

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Frailty according to L.Fried criteria (questionnaire).

Time Frame: One year

L.Fried frailty criteria: (Robust: 0 criteria; Pre-frail: 1-2 criteria; Frail: \>=3 criteria) 1. Weight loss 2. Fatigue 3. Poor physical activity 4. Low walking speed 5. Low muscle strength Reference of L.Fried: J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2001 Mar; 56(3):M146-56. PMID: 11253156.

Functional capacity according to Barthel score and Timed up and go test.

Time Frame: One year

Barthel score and Timed up and go test.