In-Hospital Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Aged Acute Medical Patients

NCT ID: NCT01506180

Last Updated: 2012-01-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

3877 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-01-31

Study Completion Date

2011-11-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to compare acute ill elderly medical patients in a geriatric department with general medical departments, and to examine the effects of comprehensive geriatric assessment in the geriatric setting compared with general medical care.

Detailed Description

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Design:

1\) a cross-sectional study followed by 2) a subgroup study by retrospective follow-up

Conditions

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Acute Disease

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Patients admitted to Geriatric Department

The patients receive comprehensive geriatric assessment

No interventions assigned to this group

Patients admitted to general medical departments

This group do not receive comprehensive geriatric assessment

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patients admitted to the departments of medicine at Aarhus University Hospital either through the emergency medical ward or directly to the medical wards in the period from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010.

Exclusion Criteria

* patients admitted to the neurology-, cardiology-, nephrology- or haematology departments, and patients discharged directly to their homes from the emergency medical ward.
Minimum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Aarhus

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Merete Gregersen

Principal Investigator, Master of Health Science

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, Central Jutland, Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

References

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Gregersen M, Pedersen AB, Damsgaard EM. Comprehensive geriatric assessment increases 30-day survival in the aged acute medical inpatients. Dan Med J. 2012 Jun;59(6):A4442.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22677240 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CGA-GD-2011

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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