Immune Status of Elderly Population Admitted in an Acute Geriatric Unit

February 24, 2014 updated by: Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille

Ageing is associated with vulnerability against infections leading to increased morbidity with risk of death. Innate and adaptive immunities are altered with ageing responsible of deficits in immune response against pathogens and after vaccination, and favouring the elderly vulnerability against a new pathogen with increased bacterial, viral, and fungal infections.

If immunity has been widely studied in immunosenescence, there are few prospective, comparative studies with elderly ill patients. Moreover among these studies, pathologies are not well defined.

The main objective of our project is to compare the immune state of elderly hospitalised subjects in an acute geriatric unit to the immune state of elderly healthy subjects selected with strict criteria, in order to precise the impact of polypathology and of various pathologies on immunity state.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

78

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Locations

  • France
    • Paca
      • Marseille, Paca, France
        • HOPITAL DE SAINTE MARGUERITE Service de Gériatrie Sud

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

75 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subject of 75 or more years old, female or male
  • Subject admitted in the service of short stay gériatrique of the hospital Holy Marguerite, whatever is the motive for admittance
  • Subject not being under supervision(guardianship), nor guardianship
  • Subject benefiting from a benefit system
  • Subject having given its assent of participation or for which the reliable person gave her assent in the case of vulnerable person

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject of less than 75 years old
  • Subject refusing to participate in the study or for whom(which) the reliable person refuses the participation of the subject

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

  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: pathological group
Other: Blood test and clinical test
Blood test and clinical test
Experimental: healthy aged
Other: Blood test and clinical test
Blood test and clinical test

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
compare the immune state of elderly hospitalised subjects in an acute geriatric unit to the immune state of elderly healthy subjects
Time Frame: 2 years
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: ELODIE CRETEL, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille

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

January 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 14, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 14, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

January 15, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 25, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 24, 2014

Last Verified

February 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2008 -21

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