e-GAB: Electronic Geriatric Assessment Bundle: Development of an Arabic Self-administered Android CGA Application

NCT ID: NCT04211285

Last Updated: 2021-01-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 82 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-08-01
• Study Completion Date: 2020-06-01

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to design and assess the accuracy of administering the electronic Geriatric Assessment Bundle (e-GAB) compared to geriatrician performed comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in a group of Egyptian elderly. The development of an Arabic software platform for CGA can improve the clinical practice by providing a valid user friendly tool to collect and analyze data for geriatric patients attending non- Geriatric health care service.

Detailed Description

Modern geriatric care is based primarily on the concept of multidisciplinary approach of elderly care. This could be achieved by integrating CGA in different disciplines dealing with the older patient. CGA is different from that of the standard medical evaluation; it is a systematic evaluation of frail older adults. It uses combinations of validated geriatric tools to formulate an inventory of health problems, and develop an individualized geriatric intervention plan.

The software platform for CGA has been widely used in western countries; however, tools that can fit patients with different backgrounds should be implemented..

From the initial pool of 3 potential subtests, four experienced geriatricians developed a bundle of 15 subtests, to evaluate cognition, mood, vision, hearing, urinary continence, nutrition, functional capacity, fall risk and balance impairment, frailty, polypharmacy, sleep, pain, home safety, and social problems. Moreover, a rapid survey of medical and surgical conditions was obtained.

Initial evaluation of these subsets compared to the reference standard CGA was done. Each patient completed the bundle then underwent CGA by an experienced geriatrician blinded to the result of e-GAB

Conditions

Health Services for the Aged; Frailty; Cognitive Impairment; Depression; Disability Physical; Urinary Incontinence; Malnutrition

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

community dwelling elderly

community dwelling elderly patients (60 years or older), can read and write, able to use the android software applications

e-GAB

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

android application for comprehensive geriatric assessment

standard physician performed CGA

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

CGA by an experienced geriatrician blinded to the result of e-GAB

Interventions

e-GAB

android application for comprehensive geriatric assessment

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

standard physician performed CGA

CGA by an experienced geriatrician blinded to the result of e-GAB

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 60 years or above
• community dwelling
• can read and write
• can use the android application

Exclusion Criteria

• any patient refused to participate

• Minimum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 90 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Ain Shams University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Doha Rasheedy

Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Ain Shams University

Cairo, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

AinShamsUGer

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id