Impact of IBD Activity on Frailty in Patients Over 60 Years

NCT ID: NCT06844318

Last Updated: 2025-12-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

153 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-04-14

Study Completion Date

2027-05-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this observational, multicenter, descriptive, prospective, and longitudinal study is to evaluate the impact of IBD activity on frailty in a prospective and longitudinal cohort of patients with IBD, and also to assess the impact of frailty on the risk of hospitalization and mortality in patients with IBD aged ≥60 years.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Can frailty and consequently the risk of complications (adverse events, hospitalization, and mortality) be reversed through proactive treatment in frail patients with active inflammatory bowel disease?
2. Which frailty index is the most effective for predicting the risk of complications in patients with active inflammatory bowel disease? At inclusion, clinical frailty indices will be calculated. Additionally, clinical variables related to IBD and comorbidities will be recorded. During follow ups visits frailty, comorbidities, IBD activity, changes in medical treatment for IBD, adverse effects, hospitalizations, and mortality will be reassessed.

Detailed Description

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All consecutive patients meeting the selection criteria in the participating centres will be invited to participate.

-At inclusion, 4 clinical frailty indices (CFS-Clinical Frailty Scale, FRAGIL-VIG, Fried, VES-13) will be calculated. In addition, clinical variables on IBD (diagnosis, phenotype, extraintestinal manifestations, perianal disease, time of evolution of the disease, active treatments at the time of inclusion, treatment initiated, diagnostic tests available at the time of inclusion) and comorbidities (allowing calculation of the Charlson and Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatriscs \[CIRS-G\] indices) will be recorded.

Follow-up: a total of 3 follow-up visits will be conducted (at 3, 6 and 12 months) where frailty, comorbidities, IBD activity, changes in IBD medical treatment, adverse effects, hospitalisations and mortality will be reassessed.

Conditions

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IBD

Keywords

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eldearly

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Patients aged ≥60 years with a diagnosis of IBD and clinical and/or biological disease activity

Patients aged ≥60 years with a diagnosis of inflamatory bowel disease (IBD) and clinical and/or biological disease activity

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients aged ≥60 years with IBD (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis) diagnosed according to ECCO criteria and under follow-up in the IBD units of participating centers.
* Initiation of medical treatment (oral mesalazine, topical or systemic corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, and/or biologics) due to clinical activity based on PRO2 scales (UC: PRO \>4; CD: PRO2 \>14) and/or biological activity (fecal calprotectin ≥500 mg/kg, C-reactive protein ≥10 mg/L).
* Signed informed consent for inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria

* Lack or withdrawal of informed consent.
* Unclassified/indeterminate colitis.
* Change in medical treatment solely due to adverse events.
* Initiation of treatment only with salicylates and/or topical steroids for disease activity.
* Treatment intensification to manage disease activity.
* Patients with an ostomy.
* Comorbidities with a life expectancy of less than one year.
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Grupo Espanol de Trabajo en Enfermedad de Crohn y Colitis Ulcerosa

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Margalida Calafat, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Spanish Working Group on Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (GETECCU)

Locations

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Hospital Universitario Araba

Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol

Badalona, Barcelona, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital de Bellvitge

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Althaia Manresa

Manresa, Barcelona, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital del Mataró

Mataró, Barcelona, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa

Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Mútua de Terrassa

Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Viladecans

Viladecans, Barcelona, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Sierrallana de Torrelavega

Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital de Toledo

Toledo, Castille-La Mancha, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital de Henares

San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital San Agustín de Avilés

Avilés, Principality of Asturias, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital de Cabueñes

Gijón, Principality of Asturias, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario Central de Astúrias

Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario de Canarias

San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Dr Balmis

Alicante, Valencia, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Denia

Denia, Valencia, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Royo Villanova

San Gregorio, Zaragoza, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Complejo Asistencial de Ávila

Ávila, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario de Burgos

Burgos, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Universitari Dr Josep Trueta

Girona, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Juan Ramón Jiménez

Huelva, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti

Lugo, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Ramon y Cajal

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Ourense

Ourense, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario Ntra. Sra. de Candelaria

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital General Universitario de Valencia

Valencia, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario de la Fe

Valencia, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Lozano Blesa

Zaragoza, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Spain

Central Contacts

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Erika Araya

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +34 674682070

Email: [email protected]

Anna Casas

Role: CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Patricia Ramirez de la Piscina

Role: primary

Margalida Calafat

Role: primary

Alexandra Ruiz

Role: primary

Marta Teller

Role: primary

Manuela Sampedro González

Role: primary

David Monfort Miquel

Role: primary

Pere Borràs

Role: primary

Pau Gilabert

Role: primary

Célia Ruiz

Role: primary

Pelayo Rodríguez

Role: primary

Daniel Ceballos

Role: primary

Maricarmen Grau

Role: primary

Pelayo Rodríguez, MD

Role: primary

Pilar Varela, MD

Role: primary

Lorena Cargallo, MD

Role: primary

Marta Carrillo

Role: primary

Lucía Madero

Role: primary

Ana Crespo

Role: primary

Patrícia Sanz

Role: primary

Rosanna Villanueva

Role: primary

Esther Garcia-Planella

Role: primary

Beatriz Sicilia

Role: primary

David Busquets

Role: primary

Elena Gómez

Role: primary

Alina López

Role: primary

Marta Calvo

Role: primary

Júlia López

Role: primary

Ángel Ponferrada

Role: primary

Cristina Alejandra Sánchez Gómez

Role: primary

Ángel Febles

Role: primary

Jose Mª Huguet

Role: primary

Marisa Iborra

Role: primary

Yolanda Ber

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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FRAGIL

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id