Emergency Room Visits and Older Patients (ER2) (ER2)

July 22, 2024 updated by: Olivier Beauchet, Jewish General Hospital

Emergency Room Visits and Older Patients: Assessment of Jewish General Hospital Program Screening Frail Users

Today's population is living longer than prior generations. Senior patients, defined as 65 years or older, are therefore increasing in number, and representing a larger number of hospitalized patients. Thus, assessing and addressing the needs of the growing number of older ER users is essential. The overall objective of the study is to examine the feasibility and the epidemiology of two screening tools ("Programme de Recherche sur l'Intégration des Services pour le Maintien de l'Autonomie" (PRISMA-7) and Emergency Room Evaluation and recommendations (ER2)) used in the Emergency Room of Jewish General Hospital to screen older patients (i.e.; ≥65 years) at risk of adverse health events. A prospective observational cohort design will be used for the study's two phases; phase 1- assessment and phase 2- assessment as well as recommendations.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

356

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

    • Quebec
      • Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1E2
        • Jewish General Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

65 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

They will be separated in four main groups:

  1. Those without any PRISMA-7 and ER2.
  2. Those with PRISMA-7 and without ER2.
  3. Those with ER2 and without PRISMA-7.
  4. Those with PRISMA-7 and ER2. Each group of participants with PRISMA-7 and ER2 will be divided in two subgroups: those with all items completed and a score, and those with incomplete tools.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age ≥ 65 years.
  • Unplanned ER visits.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Death within the 24 hours of first visiting ER.
  • Palliative care due to ER visit.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Feasibility of using both tools in the ER
Time Frame: 1 day
Percentage of participants with complete filed tools (older patients with tools filed / (older patients visiting the ER) x 100) will be calculated.
1 day
Prevalence of tools filed
Time Frame: 1 day
Prevalence will be calculated for PRISMA-7, ER2 and pooled tools respectively.
1 day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Feasibility of tools
Time Frame: 1 day
Estimation of quality of filling using the percentage of items filled in for participants with an incomplete tool.
1 day
Length of stay
Time Frame: 1 day
The LHS will be calculated using the administrative registry of the JGH and will correspond to the delay in days between the first day of admission to ED and the last day of hospitalization in the acute ward(s).
1 day
Acute medical events
Time Frame: 1 day
Acute medical events occurring during the period of the ER visit and admission to the medical or surgery ward (acute organ failure, nosocomial infection, fall or death)
1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Olivier Beauchet, Jewish General Hospital - Lady Davis Institute

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 9, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 13, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

August 16, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 23, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 22, 2024

Last Verified

July 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CODIM-16 315

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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