Older Emergency Department Users and Short-term Adverse Events at the Index Visit

NCT04018898 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2020-1881
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 10,971
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the difference between PRISMA-7 and ER2 tool. There are some differences between PRISMA-7 and ER2 tool. The differences consist in evaluation criteria that are used to perform the both surveys. We suppose that evaluation criteria of PRISMA-7 is not accurately enough to calculate the length of hospital stay and to predict the short-term outcomes.

Conditions

Health Impairment; Adverse Event; Hospitalization

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Short-term adverse events

  The adverse event is defined as an adverse outcome related to an ED encounter, this adverse event is related to ED care.

  Around 10 months

Study Arms (1)

Observational

Each participant will be evaluated at Emergency Department based on ER2 screening tool (Emergency Room Evaluation and Recommendation Form). Six closed-ended format questions (i.e., yes versus no) composed ER2 assessment: Age category (≥ 85), male, polypharmacy (≥ 5 different medications per day), use of formal (health care or social professional) and/or informal (family and/or friend) home support, use of a walking aid regardless its type, and temporal disorientation (inability to give the current month and/or year).

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

In this study will be enrolled people who are 75 years and over, and who come at Emergency not only for medical reason but also for social.

You may qualify if:

• Being 75 years old and over
• Brought at Emergency on medical stretcher

You may not qualify if:

• Being less than 75 years old
• Never come at Emergency

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Jewish General Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Jewish General Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2, Canada

Location

Study Officials

• Oliver Beauchet, MD

  Jewish General Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MD, Professor of Geriatrics

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 11, 2019
• First Posted: July 15, 2019
• Study Start: July 23, 2019
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2024
• Study Completion: July 1, 2024
• Last Updated: July 23, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-07

Locations

CA (1)