G-COACH: Feasibility of the geriatric co-management for cardiology patients in the hospital programme

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Older patients with geriatric profile admitted to cardiac care units; Circulatory System

• Registration Number: ISRCTN22096382
• Lead Sponsor: KU Leuven

Brief Summary

2018 Protocol article in https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023593 protocol (added 22/05/2020) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35501840/ (added 26/10/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2018-05-31
• Study Start: 2020-05-23
• Last Update Posted: 2022-11-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients aged 75 years or older admitted for acute cadiovascular disease or transcatheter aortic valve implentation to the cardiac care units of the University Hospitals Leuven
2. Healthcare professionals working on the acute cardiac care units of the University Hospitals Leuven

Exclusion Criteria

1. Length of stay < 3 days
2. No baseline assessment (included transfers from other units or hospitals)
3. Unable to complete assessment
4. No inform consent
5. Receiving palliative care

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Experiences with the programme, including self-perceived acceptability and self-perceived feasibility, measured using structured interviews with questionnaires during hospitalisation.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> Measured during hospitalisation on the cardiac care unit. This is case dependent (some patients have a long length of stay, others short) and there is no one fixed timepoint:<br> 1. Reach of the programme, measured using registrations in the electronic patient record<br> 2. Fidelity, measured suing registrations in the electronic patient record<br> 3. Dose, measured suing registrations in the electronic patient record<br> 4. Determinants for implementation, measured using a questionnaire and interviews<br>