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

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04211285
• Other study ID #: AinShamsUGer
• Status: Completed
• Start date: August 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: June 1, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: January 2021
• Source: Ain Shams University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial 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.

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

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 82
• Est. completion date: June 1, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: April 15, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 60 Years to 90 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 60 years or above

• community dwelling

• can read and write

• can use the android application

Exclusion Criteria:

• any patient refused to participate

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

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

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• e-GAB
android application for comprehensive geriatric assessment
• standard physician performed CGA
CGA by an experienced geriatrician blinded to the result of e-GAB

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Ain Shams University	Cairo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ain Shams University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	the sensitivity and specificity of administering the electronic Geriatric Assessment Bundle (e-GAB)	assess sensitivity and specificity of the e-GAB for detecting the aforementioned conditions (e.g. Frailty, Depression, sleep disturbance, malnutrition, cognitive decline etc.. )compared to standard CGA	the geriatrician will perform standard CGA within 30 minutes of e-GAB completion