Geriatric Assessment and Intervention for Older Patients With Frailty in the Emergency Department
NCT ID: NCT03751319
Last Updated: 2021-08-11
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
432 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2018-12-11
2021-07-02
Brief Summary
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In the GAOPS-study the efficacy of the CGA in emergency department setting will be studied by randomized controlled study protocol. We aim to study if the CGA provided in the ED is feasible, safe and efficient method when added with standard emergency care for older frail patients.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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Standard Emergency Care + CGA
Standard Care is provided for the acute condition as usual by the ED personnel. Besides the standard care provided by ED personnel, patients are systemically screened and assessed by physician trained for geriatrics or geriatric emergency medicine. Geriatric multi-discipline treatment plan and recommendations are given if suitable for the case.
CGA
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Standard Emergency Care
Standard Care is provided for the acute condition as usual by the ED personnel.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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CGA
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* "Clinical Frailty Scale" minimum 4 estimated at the arrival to the ED by nurse
Exclusion Criteria
75 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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City of Espoo
UNKNOWN
University of Helsinki
OTHER
Helsinki University Central Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Janne Alakare
Senior physician in Emergency Medicine
Principal Investigators
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Veli-Pekka Harjola
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Department of Emergency Medicine and Services, Helsinki University Hospital
Janne Alakare, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Department of Emergency Medicine and Services, Helsinki University Hospital
Locations
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Helsinki University Hospital, Jorvi ED
Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
Countries
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References
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Alakare J, Kemp K, Strandberg T, Castren M, Jakovljevic D, Tolonen J, Harjola VP. Systematic geriatric assessment for older patients with frailty in the emergency department: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Geriatr. 2021 Jul 2;21(1):408. doi: 10.1186/s12877-021-02351-2.
Related Links
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Alakare, J., Kemp, K., Strandberg, T. et al. Systematic geriatric assessment for older patients with frailty in the emergency department: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Geriatr 21, 408 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02351-2
Other Identifiers
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HUS1171/2018
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
TYH2018304
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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