Evaluation of the Triage Risk Screening Tool

Completed

• Conditions: Elderly Subject Fragility

• Registration Number: NCT03544957
• Lead Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Régional Metz-Thionville

Brief Summary

This study tried to describe diagnostic properties of TRST completed by an emergency doctor, for screening process for fragility of elderly subjects admitted at the accident and emergency department.

Detailed Description

A constant increase of emergencies admission of elderly subjects is registered. The current problem is the identification and early screening of these patients upon admission at the accident and emergency department for early tracking in geriatric network. This early assessment could allow a shorter waiting time, a better orientation of patients and a decrease in the number of re-hospitalization.

There are many screening process for fragility tests but there seem to be nonspecifically. The advantage of TRST is its simplicity and speed of filling.

In 2015, Duc et al. have found that TRST may be a screening instrument for elderly subject and is going to require geriatric mobile team (GMT) for evaluation. Unfortunately, the threshold may be too sensitive and GMT solicitation is too high.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2018-04
• Study First Submitted: 2018-05-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-05-22
• Study First Posted: 2018-06-04
• Study Start: 2018-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-01-01
• Study Completion: 2019-04-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-08-27
• Last Update Posted: 2019-08-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 199

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients who are more than 75 years old
• Admitted to the emergency department for medical or surgical reason
• Admitted from Monday to Friday (8h30 AM- 6h PM)

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient with specific care (vital emergency, urgent surgery)
• Patient or his support person opposing the use of data

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
TRST-U	Day 1	Triage Risk Screening Tool completed by an emergency doctor

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
TRST-G	Day 1	Triage Risk Screening Tool completed by a geriatrician
SEGA instrument	Day 1	Evaluation of TRST versus SEGA instrument (gold standard)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHR Metz Thionville; 🇫🇷 Metz, Moselle, France