(MIGA) Mini Geriatric Assessment To Replace the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (MIGA)

March 17, 2011 updated by: Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

(MIGA) Mini Geriatric Assessment as Compared to the Current CGA

This is a comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) currently used to evaluate elderly people in order to be able to assess their multiple organ pathology, cognitive, functional and social problems. This CGA is a very time consuming tool although a powerful one.

The investigators want to present a new assessment test witch is short and comprehensive tool witch will be checked in ambulatory and in-hospital geriatric patients.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Detailed Description

MIGA test (Mini Geriatric Assessment) includes the following parameters Walking outdoors, Transfer, ADL-Dressing, Washing, Continence, Vision, Hearing, Pain, Sleeping, Weight loss, Get-Up-And-Go test, Short term memory, Clock drawing test, Falls, functional reach of hands, Depression, Behavioral problems, social support, Admissions, Polypharmacy,

All patients will be assessed by the traditional CGA and by the new MIGA test. Time consuming of the two tests will be measured and compared.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

400

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

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

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

people aged over 65

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Elderly people age 65 and above,
  • In patients hospitalized in the geriatric department
  • Out patients -from the geriatric out patient clinic
  • Elderly patients visiting in the emergency room

Exclusion criteria:

  • People under 65 years old
  • Critically ill patients ( acute infection, acute myocardial infarction, hypoxia, hemodynamic instability)

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Investigators

  • Study Director: Yaffa Lerman, MD, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
  • Principal Investigator: Oksana Borodin, MD, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2014

Study Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 17, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 17, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

March 18, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 18, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 17, 2011

Last Verified

March 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0047-11-tav

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