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Ambulatory Geriatric Evaluation - Frailty Intervention Trial (AGE-FIT)

29 maart 2014 bijgewerkt door: Anne Ekdahl, Linkoeping University

Effectiveness of a Comprehensive CGA on Frailty in Community-dwelling Elderly People - A Randomised, Controlled Trial

The main purpose of this randomised controlled trial is to study if a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and follow up for community-dwelling elderly people can improve outcomes such as health and health-related quality of life among both patients and relatives, feeling of safety among both patients and relatives and reduce costs, compared with usual care.

Studie Overzicht

Toestand

Voltooid

Conditie

Interventie / Behandeling

Gedetailleerde beschrijving

Frail older adults are at increased risk of vulnerability and serious health problems. This leads to increased suffering and higher healthcare utilization. There are major gaps in the knowledge needed to create the most favourable care model for preventing frailty and increasing health-related of life. The purpose of this randomised controlled trial is to study if a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and follow up in community-dwelling elderly people can prevent frailty, hospitalisation and adverse effects of frailty, improve health and health-related quality of life, and reduce costs, compared with usual care. In a randomized, controlled trial with 24 months of follow-up, a total of 430 older adults with multimorbidity will be randomized into two groups. The intervention group will receive Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and follow up and the same standard health care services as the control group. The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and follow up will be provides through an outpatient facility that tailors care from a holistic perspective and, based on each patient's individual needs in line with the policy program that Sweden's pensioners' organizations have presented in 2010 together with the Swedish Association of Geriatric Medicine. The team includes, among other things. a. geriatricians, nurses, physiotherapists, assistance officer, dietician, pharmacist and co-operation with the dental hygienist.

The primary outcome is development of frailty and hospitalization. Secondary outcomes are adverse effects of frailty, health and health-related quality of life and costs. There is a knowledge gap of how health care can identify persons with frailty and risks for frailty and how to meet their specific care needs. The study aims to fill a clinically important knowledge gap that can guide further development of future care for older people with multi-morbidity and frailty. CGA is readily transferable to clinical practice.

Studietype

Ingrijpend

Inschrijving (Werkelijk)

383

Fase

  • Niet toepasbaar

Contacten en locaties

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Studie Locaties

  • Zweden
      • Norrkoeping, Zweden, 60182
        • Department of Geriatric Medicine

Deelname Criteria

Onderzoekers zoeken naar mensen die aan een bepaalde beschrijving voldoen, de zogenaamde geschiktheidscriteria. Enkele voorbeelden van deze criteria zijn iemands algemene gezondheidstoestand of eerdere behandelingen.

Geschiktheidscriteria

Leeftijden die in aanmerking komen voor studie

75 jaar en ouder (Oudere volwassene)

Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers

Nee

Geslachten die in aanmerking komen voor studie

Allemaal

Beschrijving

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Elderly 75 years and above
  • Have been hospitalized three or more times in the last 12 months
  • Have three or more diagnoses in their medical records according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10)
  • Live in their own homes (not nursing home) in the municipality of Norrkoeping
  • Accept to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria:

- Fulfilling the inclusion criteria but living in a special accommodation for the elderly

Studie plan

Dit gedeelte bevat details van het studieplan, inclusief hoe de studie is opgezet en wat de studie meet.

Hoe is de studie opgezet?

Ontwerpdetails

  • Primair doel: Onderzoek naar gezondheidsdiensten
  • Toewijzing: Gerandomiseerd
  • Interventioneel model: Parallelle opdracht
  • Masker: Geen (open label)

Wapens en interventies

Deelnemersgroep / Arm
Interventie / Behandeling
Experimenteel: The intervention group
The intervention group will receive Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and follow up as a complement to the same standard health care services as the control group. The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and follow up will be provides through an outpatient facility that tailors care from a holistic perspective and, based on each patient's individual needs in line with the policy program that Sweden's pensioners' organizations have presented in 2010 together with the Swedish Association of Geriatric Medicine. The team includes, among other things. a. geriatricians, nurses, physiotherapists, assistance officer, dietician, pharmacist and co-operation with the dental hygienist.
Procedure: The intervention group
Medical assessment (co-morbid condition, physical and neurological examination, medication review, nutrition, and blood-tests to identify anaemia, diabetes, metabolism and liver- and kidney function); assessment of functioning (ADL/IADL, fall risk), psychological assessment (cognitive decline and depression) and assessment of social and environmental conditions. The care plan is based on the CGA and will be individualised and carried out in discussion with the patient and his/her caregivers. The care will be carried out by an inter-professional Geriatric Team with employees from both the county council and the municipality. The team consists of a core team (including geriatrician and nurse) and a support team (including a social worker, occupational therapist, dietician, pharmacist, physiotherapist, and dental hygienist). The care will involve treatment for unstable medical conditions and support of patients and their caregivers. The team will have regular team conferences.
Andere namen:
  • Geriatric care team
Placebo-vergelijker: Control group
The control group will receive care in the same way as usual meaning access to primary care, hospital in- and outpatient care and care received by the municipality. The only difference between the two groups are that the control group will not have access to the geriatric care team.
Procedure: control group
No intervention

Wat meet het onderzoek?

Primaire uitkomstmaten

Uitkomstmaat
Maatregel Beschrijving
Tijdsspanne
Hospitalisation
Tijdsspanne: 24 months
Number of hospitalisations and in-care stays during the trial
24 months
Frailty
Tijdsspanne: 24 months
Unintentional weight loss ≥5% of the previous year. Exhaustion is assessed by two questions from the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale. Low physical activity includes assessment of habitual physical activity level by using the Swedish version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire short version (IPAQ-S).Slow walking speed is determined from the better of two attempts at usual "comfortable" walking speed over 4 m with or without a walking aid. Weakness (muscle strength) is assessed by maximal grip strength.
24 months

Secundaire uitkomstmaten

Uitkomstmaat
Maatregel Beschrijving
Tijdsspanne
Cognition
Tijdsspanne: 0 and 24 months
Cognition is assessed by the Mini-Mental State Examination
0 and 24 months
Symptoms
Tijdsspanne: 0 and 24 months
Symptoms experienced during the previous week (frequency, intensity, and distress) are assessed by the "The Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale" (MSAS), which measures 32 different symptoms.
0 and 24 months
Depression
Tijdsspanne: 0 and 24 months
Depression is assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15
0 and 24 months
Health related quality of life
Tijdsspanne: 0 and 24 months
Health related quality of life (HRQL) is assessed by using the Nottingham Health Profile, first part (NHP) and the generic "EuroQol" questionnaire (EQ-5D)
0 and 24 months
Nutrition
Tijdsspanne: 0 and 24 months
The Mini Nutritional Assessment form (MNA), is used to assess nutritional status. The MNA includes 18 items.
0 and 24 months
Activities of Daily Living
Tijdsspanne: 0 and 24 months
Barthels index
0 and 24 months
Falls
Tijdsspanne: 0 and 24 months
the patient is asked about falls in the last 6 months
0 and 24 months
Costs
Tijdsspanne: 24 months
1) Contact and extent of contact with the municipality measured by working hours 2) Number of: visits to day-care centres, in-hospital stays (type of clinic and extent of these), visits to primary care facilities, geriatric ambulatories or other specialist ambulatories 3) Admissions to nursing care facilities
24 months
Feeling of security of the patient
Tijdsspanne: 0, 12 and 24 months
Questionnaire
0, 12 and 24 months
Feeling of security of the relatives
Tijdsspanne: 0, 12 and 24 months
Questionnaire
0, 12 and 24 months
Quality of life of relatives
Tijdsspanne: 0, 12 and 24 months
Questionnaire
0, 12 and 24 months

Medewerkers en onderzoekers

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Sponsor

Linkoeping University

Medewerkers

Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions

Onderzoekers

  • Hoofdonderzoeker: Anne W Ekdahl, Physisian, Linkopeing University

Publicaties en nuttige links

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Studie record data

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Bestudeer belangrijke data

Studie start

1 maart 2011

Primaire voltooiing (Werkelijk)

1 december 2013

Studie voltooiing (Werkelijk)

1 januari 2014

Studieregistratiedata

Eerst ingediend

19 september 2011

Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria

4 oktober 2011

Eerst geplaatst (Schatting)

5 oktober 2011

Updates van studierecords

Laatste update geplaatst (Schatting)

1 april 2014

Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria

29 maart 2014

Laatst geverifieerd

1 maart 2014

Meer informatie

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Trefwoorden

Aanvullende relevante MeSH-voorwaarden

Andere studie-ID-nummers

  • 2011/41-31

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