Early allied health assessment for frail older adults.

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Frailty; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624001177549
• Lead Sponsor: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2024-09-25
• Last Update Posted: 30 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 241

Inclusion Criteria

Patients•Aged 65 years and older•Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) of four to six•Australasian Triage Score (ATS) of three to five•Diagnosis of a fall, generalised or non-specific illness, musculoskeletal injury or back pain with disease states or organ impairment).

Exclusion Criteria

Patients•Patients from a residential aged care facility•Unable to provide informed consent (i.e., psychosis, delirium, cognitive impairment)•Presenting outside the ED allied health teams hours of service

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time from triage to departure between groups.[Information will be sourced from hospital systems, such as the Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) and i.Clinical Manager. At time of ED discharge]