Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment - Can it Improve Quality of Life
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Like most developed countries the population of Sweden is getting older and consequently the number of individuals with chronic diseases will be an increasing challenge for its healthcare system. To improve care of the frail elderly, wards with a coordinated multidisciplinary team and multidisciplinary mobile teams were established several years ago. Treatment and follow up is planned in accordance to the patients' medical, psychological and functional capabilities (Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment = CGA). There are to our knowledge only few studies concerning CGA applicable to Swedish conditions. We plan to conduct a Swedish study that evaluates if care and treatment with a modified CGA-model in an outpatient setting can improve quality of life for frail older people.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable quality-of-life
Started Aug 2013
Typical duration for not_applicable quality-of-life
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2013
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 13, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 19, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 1, 2016
CompletedSeptember 15, 2015
September 1, 2015
2.7 years
August 13, 2013
September 14, 2015
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Retained or increased quality of life of at least 20% measured by EQ-5D (EuroQOL) after 1 year from baseline.
1 year from baseline
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Readmission to hospital
1 year from baseline
Other Outcomes (1)
The quality of drug treatment
1 year from baseline
Study Arms (2)
Optimization of treatment
EXPERIMENTALOptimization of treatment of diseases and symptoms
Control
PLACEBO COMPARATORTreatment as usual
Interventions
Optimization of treatment of diseases and symptoms
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age ≥65 years
- Live in own home
- Reason to believe that the health condition is not optimal or could be optimized
- Meet at least 2/6 of the following criteria: cognitive impairment, general tiredness or dyspnea, have fallen often/afraid to fall, need help with activities of daily living, hospital care ≥3 times within the last 12 months, care problems at home
You may not qualify if:
- Psychosis
- Not understand the Swedish language
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Örebro County Council
Örebro, Örebro County, 70116, Sweden
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Peter Engfeldt, Professor
Allmänmedicinskt forskningscentrum, AFC, Örebro läns landsting, Box 1613, 70116 Örebro
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER GOV
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- MD
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 13, 2013
First Posted
August 19, 2013
Study Start
August 1, 2013
Primary Completion
April 1, 2016
Study Completion
April 1, 2016
Last Updated
September 15, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-09