In-Hospital Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Aged Acute Medical Patients

Acute Disease Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01506180
• Other study ID #: CGA-GD-2011
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 2, 2011
• Last updated: January 6, 2012
• Start date: January 2010
• Est. completion date: November 2011

Study information

• Verified date: January 2012
• Source: University of Aarhus
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Denmark: Danish Dataprotection Agency
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare acute ill elderly medical patients in a geriatric department with general medical departments, and to examine the effects of comprehensive geriatric assessment in the geriatric setting compared with general medical care.

Description:

Design:

1) a cross-sectional study followed by 2) a subgroup study by retrospective follow-up

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 3877
• Est. completion date: November 2011
• Est. primary completion date: November 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 80 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients admitted to the departments of medicine at Aarhus University Hospital either through the emergency medical ward or directly to the medical wards in the period from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010.

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients admitted to the neurology-, cardiology-, nephrology- or haematology departments, and patients discharged directly to their homes from the emergency medical ward.

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acute Disease

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Denmark	Aarhus University Hospital	Aarhus	Central Denmark Region

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Aarhus

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Comorbidity	By Charlsons Comorbidity Index	At hospital admission (day 1)	No
Primary	Length of hospital stay	Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days.	Number of days of hospitalization an expected average of 8 days	No
Secondary	Acute readmission	The number of acute readmissions in the participants within 30 days and 90 days after the discharge, respectively.	30 days and 90 days	No
Secondary	Mortality	The number of short-term mortality in the participants within 30 days after hospital admission.	Within 30 days after hospital admission	No