Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Primary Care: The Fit for Late Life Project

NCT02617719 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: b2xrypzt
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 50
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment is an effective process to identify and address the needs of older patients. In the United Kingdom this usually takes place in acute care or in the patients home. This project will assess the feasibility of implementing this service in primary care.

Conditions

Ageing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Experience of the acceptability of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment clinic in United Kingdom primary care

  Qualitative interviews performed before and after the new clinic where the participants describe their perceptions and experience of the the new Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in United Kingdom primary care.

  6 months

Study Arms (1)

Primary care

Staff, patients aged 75 years and older and their carers associated with a single, participating United Kingdom primary care practice.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 75 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Staff: Primary care staff who are involved in the care of patients aged 75 years and older from a single United Kingdom primary care practice. Patients: Patients aged 75 years and older from a single United Kingdom primary care practice. Carers: Carers of patients aged 75 years and older from a single United Kingdom primary care practice.

You may qualify if:

• Involved in care of patient aged 75 years or older at the participating United Kingdom primary care practice.
• Patient aged 75 years or older at the participating United Kingdom primary care practice.
• Carer of patient aged 75 years or older at the participating United Kingdom primary care practice.

You may not qualify if:

• Patient in end of life care
• Patient does not have the mental capacity to act. -

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Southampton: lead
• National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom: collaborator

Study Officials

• Lynn N Lansbury, PhD

  University of Southampton, UK

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 18, 2015
• First Posted: December 1, 2015
• Study Start: November 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2016
• Study Completion: December 1, 2016
• Last Updated: March 2, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-03