Evaluating the Efficacy of a Detection and Prevention Program for Frail Community-dwelling Older Adults

NCT ID: NCT03168204

Last Updated: 2019-04-25

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

869 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-06-01

Study Completion Date

2018-06-30

Brief Summary

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The evaluation of a detection and prevention program which aims to create a continuum of care and support for frail community-dwelling older people (from early detection, over intervention, to follow-up). First, the program aims to develop methods to easily, accurately and timely detect and prevent a negative frailty-balance in older people. Second, the study aims to improve the quality and efficacy of care and support given to frail community-dwelling older people.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Older Adults

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Risk of being frail experimental group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tailored care and support

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Offering tailored care and support whereby the competences, strengths and resources of the older person are taken into account.The intervention will be an enhancement of usual care and will depend on the availability of the municipality, and could be formal (i.e., home care) or informal (e.g. activities of an older adult's association).

Risk of being frail control group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

No/low risk of being frail

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Risk of being frail care avoiders

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Tailored care and support

Offering tailored care and support whereby the competences, strengths and resources of the older person are taken into account.The intervention will be an enhancement of usual care and will depend on the availability of the municipality, and could be formal (i.e., home care) or informal (e.g. activities of an older adult's association).

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Gender: 75 men - 75 women
* Age: 25 older people aged between 60 and 70 years old - 125 older people older than 70 years
* Marital status: 50 older people with partner - 100 older people without partner
* Living situation: 100 older people who have not moved last 10 years - 50 older people who have moved last 10 years
* Migration background: 100 older people born in Belgium - 50 older people born elsewhere


* 75 men, older than 70 years, living together/widowed/divorced/never married, moved last 10 years
* 75 women, older than 70 years, widowed/divorced/never married, moved last 10 years

Exclusion Criteria

* Current institutionalization
* Current hospitalization
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hogeschool Gent

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universiteit Antwerpen

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

KU Leuven

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Maastricht University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Agentschap voor Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Liesbeth De Donder

Prof. Dr. Liesbeth De Donder

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Liesbeth De Donder, Prof. Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Locations

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OCMW Gent

Ghent, , Belgium

Site Status

OCMW Knokke-Heist

Knokke-Heist, , Belgium

Site Status

OCMW Tienen

Tienen, , Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

References

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Van der Elst M, Schoenmakers B, Dierckx E, De Donder L, De Roeck E, Duppen D, Fret B, Schols JMGA, Kempen GIJM, De Lepeleire J. A search for relevant contextual factors in intervention studies: a stepwise approach with online information. BMJ Open. 2022 Sep 9;12(9):e057048. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057048.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36691193 (View on PubMed)

Dierckx E, Duppen D, Hoens S, Switsers L, Smetcoren AS, De Donder L, D-Scope. Effectiveness, satisfaction and meaningfulness of a 6-step detection and prevention program for frail community-dwelling older adults: a mixed-method evaluation. BMC Geriatr. 2022 Dec 14;22(1):966. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-03504-7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36517745 (View on PubMed)

Lambotte D, De Donder L, De Roeck EE, Hoeyberghs LJ, van der Vorst A, Duppen D, Van der Elst M, Fret B, Dury S, Smetcoren AS, Kardol MJM, Engelborghs S, De Deyn PP, De Witte N, Schols JMGA, Kempen GIJM, Zijlstra GAR, De Lepeleire J, Schoenmakers B, Verte D, Dierckx E. Randomized controlled trial to evaluate a prevention program for frail community-dwelling older adults: a D-SCOPE protocol. BMC Geriatr. 2018 Aug 27;18(1):194. doi: 10.1186/s12877-018-0875-3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30149798 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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D-SCOPE IWT 140027

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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