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Feasibility of an Extended Test Battery and Influencing Factors for Detecting Frailty

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Charité University Medicine Berlin

Status

Completed

Conditions

Frailty Syndrome

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04190329
Frailty-Testing

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the prospective study is to assess the feasibility of a screening and baseline measurement protocol that is planned for a main study (PRÄP-GO) in a collective of 30 patients ageing 70+ scheduled for elective surgery. Comprehensive geriatric assessment scores and modified Fried frailty phenotype component evaluation are performed in all patients at baseline before elective surgery. The assessment of cognitive tests is conducted with a battery of neuropsychological tests, computer-based tests from the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery [CANTAB®] and non-computer based tests. Frailty scores from 0 to 5 (i.e., 1 point for each component; 0 = best to 5 = worst) represent robust (0), pre-frail (1-2), and frail (3-5) health status. 10 patients without Frailty, 10 patients with Pre-Frailty and 10 patients with Frailty should be analyzed in this study and receive further comprehensive geriatric assessment testing up to seven days after surgery/discharge (before 7 postoperative days).

Enrollment

30 patients

Sex

All

Ages

70+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 70 years
  • Male and female patients
  • Patient eligible for inclusion: by the patient, preoperatively
  • elective surgery
  • Expected anesthesia duration> 60min

Exclusion criteria

  • Severe cardiological or pulmonary disease (NYHA IV, Gold IV)
  • Intracranial interventions
  • Moribund patients (palliative situation)
  • Not enough language skills
  • Non-consenting patients
  • Participation in another prospective intervention study for study inclusion or throughout the study period.

Trial design

30 participants in 3 patient groups

10 non-frail (robust) study patients
Description:
Patients fulfill 0 criteria according to modified Fried frailty score.
10 pre-frail study patients
Description:
Patients fulfill 1-2 criteria criteria according to modified Fried frailty score.
10 frail study patients
Description:
Patients fulfill 3, 4 or 5 criteria according to modified Fried frailty score.

Trial contacts and locations

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