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The Effect of Teleconsultation, on the Reversibility of Frailty in Geriatric Patients Post Hospitalization (TeleFrailty)

21 de julho de 2026 atualizado por: Arya Govinda Roosheroe, Indonesia University

The Effect of Structured Teleconsultation, as Part of Discharge Planning, on the Reversibility of Frailty in Geriatric Patients Post Hospitalization: a Clinical Trial Based on Clinical Scores and Biological Markers

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a structured tele-consultation program, delivered 3 times over 12 weeks, can improve (reverse) frailty in geriatric patients recently discharged from the hospital. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Does structured tele-consultation covering physical exercise, nutrition, and home care education change health behavior in older adults after hospital discharge?
  • Does this change in health behavior lead to improvement in frailty, as measured by Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) score?
  • Does this change in health behavior lead to improvement in frailty, as measured by decreased interleukin-6 (IL-6) and myostatin levels and increased albumin levels?
  • Does this change in health behavior lead to improvement in frailty, as measured by increased hand grip strength?

Researchers will compare participants receiving structured tele-consultation (delivered 3 times over 12 weeks) to participants receiving usual care to see if tele-consultation leads to greater improvement in health behavior and frailty status.

Participants will:

  • Undergo baseline assessment of CFS score, hand grip strength, and blood sampling for IL-6, albumin, and myostatin shortly after hospital discharge
  • Be randomly assigned to receive either structured tele-consultation (3 sessions over 12 weeks, covering physical exercise, nutrition, and home care education) or usual care
  • Undergo repeat assessment of health behavior, CFS score, hand grip strength, and the same blood markers at the end of the 12-week period

Visão geral do estudo

Status

Ainda não está recrutando

Condições

Intervenção / Tratamento

Descrição detalhada

Frailty is common among older adults following hospitalization and is associated with increased risk of readmission, functional decline, and mortality. Telemedicine has been proposed to support frailty management, but prior studies have used varied formats and shown inconsistent results, and no prior study has evaluated structured tele-consultation targeting physical exercise, nutrition, and home care education as a means of reversing frailty in older adults after hospital discharge, using both a validated frailty score and biological markers as outcomes.

This study is a randomized controlled trial conducted among older adults admitted to the acute geriatric ward who are deemed fit for discharge. Eligible patients are enrolled after providing informed consent, and baseline data (frailty scores, biological markers, hand grip strength) are collected prior to discharge. Participants are randomly allocated to an intervention group or a control group. Both groups receive standard discharge planning and follow-up at the geriatric outpatient clinic over a 12-week period after discharge. In addition to standard follow-up, participants in the intervention group receive structured tele-consultation sessions addressing physical exercise, nutrition, and home care education, delivered by a trained physician, dietitian, and physiotherapist. Outcome assessments are performed at baseline and at the end of the follow-up period by an assessor unaware of participants' group allocation.

Participants who are readmitted to hospital during the study period are withdrawn from the study. All collected data are kept confidential and used only for research purposes. Data from participants who withdraw or are lost to follow-up are retained and analyzed using an intention-to-treat approach.

Tipo de estudo

Intervencional

Inscrição (Estimado)

116

Estágio

  • Não aplicável

Contactos e Locais

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Contato de estudo

  • Nome: Arya Govinda Roosheroe, MD
  • Número de telefone: +62 812-9430-3863
  • E-mail: argov0504@gmail.com

Locais de estudo

    • Central Jakarta
      • Jakarta, Central Jakarta, Indonésia, 10430
        • Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital
        • Contato:
          • Arya Govinda Roosheroe, MD
          • Número de telefone: +62 812-9430-3863
          • E-mail: argov0504@gmail.com
        • Investigador principal:
          • Arya Govinda Roosheroe, MD
        • Subinvestigador:
          • Siti Setiati, Prof, MD, PhD
        • Subinvestigador:
          • Kuntjoro Harimurti, MD, PhD
        • Subinvestigador:
          • Nurul Ratna Mutu Manikam, MD, PhD
        • Subinvestigador:
          • Edy Rizal Wachyudi, MD, PhD
        • Subinvestigador:
          • IGP Suka Aryana, MD, PhD
        • Subinvestigador:
          • Melinda Harini, MD, PhD

Critérios de participação

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Critérios de elegibilidade

Idades elegíveis para estudo

  • Adulto
  • Adulto mais velho

Aceita Voluntários Saudáveis

Não

Descrição

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 60 years or older
  • Approved for hospital discharge
  • Diagnosed with pre-frailty or frailty
  • Access to a mobile phone, tablet, or laptop

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unwilling to participate in the study
  • Depression, as indicated by a Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) score ≥10, assessed at the time of discharge
  • Moderate to severe cognitive impairment, as indicated by a Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Indonesian version (MoCA-INA) score <26, assessed at the time of discharge
  • Severe frailty, as indicated by a Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) score >8
  • Liver cirrhosis
  • Chronic kidney disease stage 4 or higher
  • Stage 4 malignancy

Plano de estudo

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Como o estudo é projetado?

Detalhes do projeto

  • Finalidade Principal: Tratamento
  • Alocação: Randomizado
  • Modelo Intervencional: Atribuição Paralela
  • Mascaramento: Solteiro

Armas e Intervenções

Grupo de Participantes / Braço
Intervenção / Tratamento
Experimental: Teleconsultation group
Participants received standard discharge planning and standard face-to-face outpatient visits (consultation) at weeks 1, 5, 9, 13 post-discharge, plus structured teleconsultation (via Zoom, up to 60 minutes) conducted by a trained general practitioner, dietitian, and physiotherapist at weeks 3, 7, 11, post-discharge.
A structured teleconsultation delivered via videoconference (Zoom), up to 60 minutes per session, provided by a trained general practitioner, dietitian, and physiotherapist. Sessions were conducted with the patient and a consistent family member/caregiver at weeks 3, 7, 11 post-discharge, in addition to standard discharge planning and routine face-to-face outpatient visits at weeks 1, 5, 9, 13.
Comparador Ativo: face to face consultation group
Participants received standard discharge planning and standard face-to-face outpatient visits (consultation) only, at weeks 1, 5, 9, 13 post-discharge, without additional teleconsultation.
Routine face-to-face outpatient visits to the geriatric clinic at weeks 1, 5, 9, 13, post-discharge, without additional telehealth consultation.

O que o estudo está medindo?

Medidas de resultados primários

Medida de resultado
Descrição da medida
Prazo
Change in Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) Score
Prazo: Baseline (at hospital discharge) and Week 13 post-discharge
Frailty reversibility assessed as the change in Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) score from baseline (pre-intervention, at hospital discharge) to post-intervention, following structured telehealth consultation based on physical exercise, nutrition, and home care education aimed at health behavior change. The Clinical Frailty Scale is a 9-point clinical assessment tool used to evaluate frailty status in older adults. Scores range from 1 to 9, where 1 indicates very fit, 2 indicates Fit, 3 indicates Managing Well, 4 indicates Living with Very Mild Frailty, 5 indicates Living with Mild Frailty, 6 indicates Living with Moderate Frailty, 7 indicates Living with Severe Frailty, 8 indicates Living with Very Severe Frailty, and 9 indicates terminally ill. Higher scores indicate greater frailty and therefore a worse clinical outcome.
Baseline (at hospital discharge) and Week 13 post-discharge

Medidas de resultados secundários

Medida de resultado
Descrição da medida
Prazo
Change in Serum Albumin Level
Prazo: Baseline and Week 13 post-discharge
Change in serum albumin level as a nutritional biomarker associated with frailty reversibility, following structured telehealth consultation.
Baseline and Week 13 post-discharge
Change in Serum Myostatin Level
Prazo: Baseline and Week 13 post-discharge
Change in serum myostatin level as a biomarker of muscle wasting associated with frailty reversibility, following structured telehealth consultation.
Baseline and Week 13 post-discharge
Change in Hand Grip Strength
Prazo: Baseline and Week 13 post-discharge
Change in hand grip strength, measured using a dynamometer, as an indicator of physical frailty component, following structured telehealth consultation.
Baseline and Week 13 post-discharge
Change in IL-6
Prazo: Baseline and Week 13 post-discharge
Change in IL-6 following structured telehealth consultation.
Baseline and Week 13 post-discharge
Change in Health Behavior
Prazo: Baseline and Week 13 post-discharge
Change in health-related behaviors (physical exercise, nutrition, and medication adherence) following structured teleconsultation, assessed using a study-specific Health Behavior Questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 5 items, each scored on a 5-point Likert scale (1-5), with a total score ranging from 5 to 25. Higher scores indicate better health-related health behaviors.
Baseline and Week 13 post-discharge

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Datas de registro do estudo

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Datas Principais do Estudo

Início do estudo (Estimado)

3 de agosto de 2026

Conclusão Primária (Estimado)

30 de junho de 2027

Conclusão do estudo (Estimado)

31 de agosto de 2027

Datas de inscrição no estudo

Enviado pela primeira vez

14 de julho de 2026

Enviado pela primeira vez que atendeu aos critérios de CQ

14 de julho de 2026

Primeira postagem (Real)

17 de julho de 2026

Atualizações de registro de estudo

Última Atualização Postada (Real)

22 de julho de 2026

Última atualização enviada que atendeu aos critérios de controle de qualidade

21 de julho de 2026

Última verificação

1 de julho de 2026

Mais Informações

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Outros números de identificação do estudo

  • 26-05-0746

Plano para dados de participantes individuais (IPD)

Planeja compartilhar dados de participantes individuais (IPD)?

NÃO

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Estuda um medicamento regulamentado pela FDA dos EUA

Não

Estuda um produto de dispositivo regulamentado pela FDA dos EUA

Não

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