Frailty and the Elderly in Martinique

NCT ID: NCT02871557

Last Updated: 2016-08-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 287 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2012-01-31
• Study Completion Date: 2015-06-30

Brief Summary

This was a prospective multicenter cohort study of elderly people admitted to the acute care for elders in Martinique. They were followed up to 36 months. It aimed to study the adverse outcomes. In all, 287 subjects were included. They were 85+/-6 years, and mainly women (61%).

Detailed Description

The SAFMA cohort was an ad hoc study formed into the recruitment of the acute care for elders in the geriatric department of Martinique university Hospitals. The inclusion of subjects ran from January 1st 2012 to June 30th 2012. To be eligible, patients had to be 75 or over and hospitalised for acute condition. Each patient was visited by a specialist in geriatrics familiar with the survey procedures. In the course of this interview, patients were informed about the study, prior to signing the consent form. If the clinical status and/or the cognitive status of the patient did not enable informed consent, the interviewer referred to the subject's representative. Follow-up was performed by visits and telephone interview till 36 months.

Conditions

Elderly People With Polypathology or Disabilities

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age of 75 years or over
• Admitted to acute care for elders
• Consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria

• Impossibility to perform the tests
• Refusals to participate

• Minimum Eligible Age: 75 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

CHU de Reims

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Société Martiniquaise de Gérontologie et Gériatrie

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Lidvine Godaert

Doctor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

References

Godard-Sebillotte C, Drame M, Basileu T, Fanon JL, Godaert L. Is self-rated health an independent prognostic factor of six-week mortality in older patients hospitalized for an acute condition? Qual Life Res. 2016 Sep;25(9):2335-40. doi: 10.1007/s11136-016-1252-3. Epub 2016 Feb 26.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 26919847 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

1958830

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id