NCT00986739

Brief Summary

The aim of this multicenter study is to investigate risk factors for unplanned hospitalizations, including individual and environmental factors, notably air pollution.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
973

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2009

Longer than P75 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2009

Completed
3 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 29, 2009

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 30, 2009

Completed
7.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2017

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

September 12, 2017

Status Verified

October 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

8 years

First QC Date

September 29, 2009

Last Update Submit

September 11, 2017

Conditions

Ageing

Keywords

Chronic pathologieselderlyatmospheric pollutionunplanned hospitalizationcase-crossover

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Factor to explain is unplanned hospitalizations, it will also look into the institution or death, the factors are individual characteristics (medical, functional) and environmental (family, social, physical)

    3 years

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Typology of elderly people

    3 years

  • Types of weather patterns and environmental

    3 years

  • Modeling of pollution levels and a dose-response relationship

    3 years

  • Validity of questionnaire RAI (Resident Assessment Instrument): reproducibility, internal consistency, validity of structure and against criterion

    3 years

  • Appropriateness of hospital admissions

    3 years

Eligibility Criteria

Age80 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsOlder Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Patient aged 80 and over presenting to the emergency department (ED) for medical concern eventually associated with social concern and admitted in a medical or surgical ward

You may qualify if:

  • Patient aged 80 and over presenting to the emergency department (ED) for medical concern eventually associated with social concern and admitted in a medical or surgical ward.
  • Three hospitals, two located in the Paris area and one in Champagne, offering emergency care and providing geriatric services will be involved in the study.

You may not qualify if:

  • Refusal of the patient or of helping him to sign informed consent
  • Refusal of the patient or of helping him to answer
  • Premature exit before initial examination

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

hopital Ambroise Paré

Boulogne-Billancourt, 92100, France

Location

Service de Court Séjour Gériatrique, CHU DE REIMS, HOPITAL MAISON-BLANCHE

Reims, 51092, France

Location

Study Officials

  • Philippe Aegerter, MD, PhD

    Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 29, 2009

First Posted

September 30, 2009

Study Start

July 1, 2009

Primary Completion

July 1, 2017

Study Completion

July 1, 2017

Last Updated

September 12, 2017

Record last verified: 2016-10

Locations

FR(2)