Mobility Assessment Using Surrogates in Elderly Participants

NCT03032341 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IRB00040417
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 130
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to find out if mobility (the ability to move around) can be reliably assessed by having the family or care giver caregiver take a video based test for the patient. If this study shows that mobility can be assessed by family or caregiver, this information can be used in situations where mobility cannot be measured directly in patients. A total of 60 patients and 60 family/caregivers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center will take part in this study. Patients physical function will be assessed using a test that uses short movie clips to assess mobility. Patients will be asked to watch ten short (\~10 seconds each) movie clips that describe various tasks such as climbing up hills or walking and estimate if they can perform the tasks. The familymember/caregiver will be also asked to answer the questions on behalf of the patient. The family member/caregiver will be asked to return to take the same test in the next 1-14 days. The patient will be in the study for one day. There is no intervention, this is observational.

Conditions

Mobility Limitation

Keywords

mobility assessment tool

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in MAT-sf score between patients and surrogates

  Investigators will measure the compatibility between patients-surrogates mobility using MAT-sf.

  1-14 days

Study Arms (2)

Patient group

20 patient in poor mobility group (MAT-sf \< 51.38 in men and \<45.61 in women), mid-mobility group (51.38\< MAT-sf≤65.5 in men and 45.61≤MAT-sf\<54.02) and high mobility group (MAT-sf\>65.5 in men and MAT-sf\>54.02 in women) for a total of 60 patients.

Surrogate group

A family member/caregiver that attends visits with the patient and will be asked to answer the Mobility Assessment Test questionnaire on behalf of the patient at the initial visit and the follow up visit 1-14 days later.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 70 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

60 patients being seen in the post operative assessment clinic will be asked to complete the Mobility Assessment Tool. A family member/caregiver of each patient will be asked to complete the test on the behalf of the patient at the same visit and asked to complete again 1-14 days later.

You may qualify if:

• Patients aged 70 years and older being seen at the PAC;
• Patients who have caregiver or family who meet the criteria for surrogate as above;
• Patients scheduled for elective surgical procedures.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who have a language barrier which will prohibit them from understanding the questionnaire and directions connected to the use of the MAT-sf;
• Patients who are not able to sign their own surgical consent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wake Forest University Health Sciences: lead

Study Sites (1)

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mobility Limitation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Sunghye Kim, MD

  Wake Forest University Health Sciences

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 18, 2017
• First Posted: January 26, 2017
• Study Start: January 17, 2017
• Primary Completion: April 6, 2017
• Study Completion: April 6, 2017
• Last Updated: March 19, 2026

Record last verified: 2017-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)