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NCT02734381 Clinical Trial

Prevalence of Presenting Diseases for Elderly Patients Admitted to Emergency Department

Geriatric Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:
Prevalence of Presenting Diseases for Elderly Patients Admitted to Emergency Department

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data
NCT number NCT02734381
Other study ID # ADYU 5
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received April 7, 2016
Last updated April 11, 2016
Start date October 2015
Est. completion date April 2016

Study information
Verified date April 2016
Source Adiyaman University Research Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Turkey: Ethics Committee
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The number of elderly patients admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) is dramatically increasing.

Description:

The number of elderly patients admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) is dramatically increasing. Most emergency physicians have not been trained in specific geriatric approaches, and many report being less comfortable when dealing with older patients. Aim of this study is the investigation the most common conditions affecting older patients in the ED.

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Completed
Enrollment 36369
Est. completion date April 2016
Est. primary completion date January 2016
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 65 Years to 120 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Elderly patients who visited the Emergency Department

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients below 65 years of age

- Patients with missing data in medical records

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Retrospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Intervention

Other:
• Elderly patients
Elderly patients who visited the Emergency Department

Locations
Country Name City State
Turkey Adiyaman University Research Hospital Adiyaman Central

Sponsors (1)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Adiyaman University Research Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (2)

Geurts J, Palatnick W, Strome T, Weldon E. Frequent users of an inner-city emergency department. CJEM. 2012 Sep;14(5):306-13. — View Citation

Samaras N, Chevalley T, Samaras D, Gold G. Older patients in the emergency department: a review. Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Sep;56(3):261-9. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.04.015. Review. — View Citation

Outcome
Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary The use of Emergency department by Syrian refugees The emergency department visits of elderly patients by data obtained from medical records one year No
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