'Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment' for Older Adults With Frailty Within Primary Care Setting: A Randomised Feasibility Trial

University of Derby1 site in 1 country72 target enrollmentJanuary 15, 2019

ConditionsFrailty

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Frailty
Sponsor: University of Derby
Enrollment: 72
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Hospitalisation and Nursing Home Admissions
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 3 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The study aims to explore feasibility of implementing a tailored CGA to older adults with frailty and evaluate staff and patients perception of the intervention. In line with this, the objectives of the study are:

To assess applicability of finding older adults with frailty using eFI and delivering subsequent CGA and care planning at patients' home
To investigate staff and older adults' perception of CGA programme
To assess the health care resource usage and cost of the CGA programme
To measure key health related outcome domains including function, quality of life, loneliness, pain, falls and mobility.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 15, 2019

End Date

September 30, 2021

Last Updated

3 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

University of Derby

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Reza Safari

Research Fellow

University of Derby

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Age 65 to 95 years
•eFI score \> 0.12

Exclusion Criteria

•Do not meet criteria for frailty based on Gait speed, timed up and go test and PRISMA questionnaire

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Hospitalisation and Nursing Home Admissions

Time Frame: at 6 months post intervention

Number of hospital and/or care home admissions during the 6 months period and reported in terms of admitted v. not admitted

Secondary Outcomes

Length of time spent on A+E during the 6 months period(at 6 months post intervention)
Number of 999 calls and A+E attendance during the 6 months period(at 6 months post intervention)
Functional Status(at baseline and 6 months post intervention)
Loneliness(at baseline and 6 months post intervention)
Health related Quality of Life(at baseline and 6 months post intervention)
Length of time stayed in hospital or care home during the 6 months period(at 6 months post intervention)
Therapist and staff time spent on CGA during the 6 months period(at 6 months post intervention)
Number of GP/GP out of office attendance (including calls to GP) during the 6 months period(at 6 months post intervention)