The Hospital Elder Life Program at the Jewish General Hospital

NCT03628014 | Terminated

• 1 other identifier: CODIM-MBM-17-182
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 51
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Older patients (i.e.; ≥ 65 years) with a hip fracture, and who are admitted to orthopedics for surgery are particularly at risk of adverse health events such as delirium, recurrent falls and prolonged hospital stay caused by their frailty status. The Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) is a comprehensive inpatient-care program that ensures optimal care for older adults in the hospital and, thus, might reduce the incidence of postoperative adverse health events. The overall objective of this study is to examine in a quantitative fashion the effects of the HELP program on adverse health events in geriatric inpatients admitted to the orthopedic ward at JGH for surgery after a hip fracture.

Conditions

Delirium; Fall Injury; Mortality

Keywords

older, hospital, program

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Presence of delirium after a hip surgery

  As measure will be used the CAM ( Confusion Assessment Method)

  24 hours after surgery

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Number of falls before having a hip fracture

  Up to one month

• In-hospital mortality

  Up to one month

Study Arms (1)

Interventional

OTHER

The HELP Program is a comprehensive inpatient-care program that ensures optimal care for older adults in the hospital by using trained volunteers that do specific activities to help prevent or maintain functional decline.

Other: Inpatient-care program

Interventions

Inpatient-care program OTHER

Patients enrolled in the Hospital Elder Life Program can receive four types of personalized volunteer-led interventions based on the needs identified by the care team. These interventions include: * Daily orientation and visiting program * Basic active movements * Meal assistance * Recreational activities

Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• age 65 and over
• admitted to orthopedic ward for hip surgery after a fracture

You may not qualify if:

• younger than 65 years of age
• palliative care

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Jewish General Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Jewish General Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Delirium

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Confusion; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Neurocognitive Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Olivier Beauchet, MD

  Jewish General Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 1, 2018
• First Posted: August 14, 2018
• Study Start: February 5, 2018
• Primary Completion: May 30, 2018
• Study Completion: May 30, 2018
• Last Updated: February 27, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-02

Locations

CA (1)