A randomised controlled trial of geriatric liaison intervention in frail surgical oncology patients
Completed
- Conditions
- Frail surgical oncology geriatric patientsCancer
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN46161863
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) (The Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 294
Inclusion Criteria
1. A score greater than three on the Groningen Frailty Index (GFI)
2. Surgery is scheduled more than 24 hours after inclusion in the study as we feel this is the time necessary for the geriatric team to plan their perioperative measures
3. Surgery under general anesthesia
4. Written informed consent given according to local regulations
Exclusion Criteria
1. Any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule
2. Patient unable to comply with the outcome questionnaires
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The cumulative incidence of delirium (measured with the Delirium Observation Scale and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition [DSM IV] criteria) up to ten days postoperatively.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Returning to the pre-operative living situation within 3 months postoperatively<br>2. The Physical Component Summary measure (PCS) of the Short Form health survey (SF-36)<br>3. The Mental Component Summary measure (MCS) of the SF-36<br>4. Complications during hospital stay including mortality<br>5. Care Dependence Scale at discharge<br>6. Direct health care and non-health care costs will be used as economic indicators