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Epidemiological Observatory on the Health Conditions of Inpatients Aged 65 or Older at the INRCA Research Hospitals

Conditions
Aging
Inpatients
Registration Number
NCT01397682
Lead Sponsor
Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani
Brief Summary

The goal of this research study is to collect clinical data, comprehensive geriatric assessment, risk factors, biological data and blood samples from inpatients aged 65 and older at the INRCA research hospitals (Italy). All data will be stored in a research bank and used to better clarify the mechanisms underlying the condition of "frailty" in aged patients. The database will be created on the INRCA server platform by establishing a safe HTTPS protocol.

Detailed Description

Life expectancy is continuously increasing in Italy. Aging is generally linked to adaptive modifications of organs and systems that reduce the functional reserve and increase the vulnerability to disease and addiction. This framework constitutes the condition of "frailty", which is associated to an increased risk of multiple adverse events as falls, fractures, disability, institutionalisation and death. To reduce the burden of disability and diseases affecting the quality of life of the elderly and, at the same time weighs heavily on health costs, a high level of managerial efficiency has to be achieved, planning the necessary health and care services and implementing measures to prevent disability in the fragile elderly. Indeed a strongly expanding area of gerontological and geriatric research is focusing on successful aging, that is characterised by a low probability of diseases and related disabilities, by a high level of physical and cognitive functionality and by an active social involvement in daily life. For this reason the project is based on the implementation of a validated system of comprehensive geriatric assessment able to provide detailed measures of the different possible interactions among risk factors. The study aimed at the descriptive-epidemiological collection of the health conditions of older in-patients at the different INRCA research hospitals (Italy). The data set will include personal data, information from the comprehensive geriatric assessment, clinical-care, biological and diagnostic data, collected routinely as well as ad hoc during hospitalisation. Moreover, a blood sample will be taken to performing biomarkers and genetic analyses.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2250
Inclusion Criteria
  • Aged 65 or older
  • Inpatients at the different INRCA research hospital facilities (Italy)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Inpatients who have not/for those the informed consent was not given

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Descriptive-epidemiological analysis of health conditionsparticipants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 10 days

Collection of a set of data and indicators of the health conditions including personal data, clinical-care, biological and diagnostic data, treatments/procedures and drug therapy.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Comprehensive geriatric assessment by INTERRAI-MDS-AC/VAOR-AC instrumentwithin 24 hours from admission and within 24 hours prior to discharge

identification information, personal data at admission, assessment date, cognitive function, communication and vision, mood and behaviour, physical function, incontinence, diagnosis of the disease, health conditions, oral and nutrition status, skin conditions, medications, treatment and procedures, advanced directives, discharge potential, discharge, assessment information, anamnestic-clinical data, standardised clinical assessment, physical performance tests

Assessment of the functional capacities through specific performance testswithin 24 hours from admission and within 24 hours prior to discharge

walking test, steps test, "chair standing", hand grip, articular extrusion

Evaluation of drugs consumptionwithin 24 hours from admission, during hospital stay and at discharge

Drugs prior to admission, Drugs administered during hospital stay, Prescribed drugs at discharge

Identification of biomarkers: urinary markers of prostate diseaseblood and urine samples drawn within 24 hours from admission

score PCA3mRNA/PSAmRNA

Identification of biomarkers: immunological parametersblood sample drawn within 24 hours from admission

Leukocyte populations phenotype, Natural Killer activity in samples of leucocytes by means of citofluorimetric analysis

Identification of biomarkers: nutritional profile regarding trace elementsblood sample drawn within 24 hours from admission

Identification of trace elements (Zn, Cu, Fe, Se) and alleles of genes that express proteins involved in their homeostasis (MT1A)

Identification of biomarkers: inflammation, oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunctionblood sample drawn within 24 hours from admission

parameters of inflammation (pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines: IL-6, IL-1, TNF-alpha, IL-10, IL-2, IL-17, IL-8; pro- and anti-inflammatory chemokines: MCP-1 and RANTES), parameters of oxidative stress (plasma total antioxidant capacity, determination of catalase, glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase), and parameters of endothelial dysfunction (ADMA, SDMA, L-arginine, PAI-1)

Genetic analysesblood sample drawn within 24 hours from admission

assessment of: plasmatic and cellular (leukocytes) microRNA, mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms, length of telomeres of circulating leucocytes polymorphisms, epigenetic modifications of DNA in circulating leukocytes

Genomic wide testingblood sample drawn within 24 hours from admission

Genotyping by Affymetrix Genome-wide Human SNP array 6.0 will be performed by the Birdseed genotype calling algorithm, embedded in the Affymetrix Genotyping Console Software AGCS (Affymetrix), which is available at the Coordinating Center (INRCA).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

INRCA Research Hospital

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Fermo, Italy

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