Preoperative Risk Assessment in the Elderly
PrepTAB
Web-based Preoperative Risk Assessment in the Elderly: a Pilot-study
1 other identifier
observational
100
1 country
1
Brief Summary
PrepTAB aims to determine whether elderly patients are able to complete 4 preoperative risk assessment questionnaires within a web-based survey.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for all trials
Started Nov 2019
Typical duration for all trials
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 8, 2019
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 12, 2019
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
November 22, 2019
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2021
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 1, 2022
CompletedFebruary 10, 2021
February 1, 2021
2 years
November 8, 2019
February 5, 2021
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Completion rate
The completion rate of the total number of questions of the web-based questionnaires
1 day
Secondary Outcomes (8)
Frequency of patient's requests for help to the accompanying next of kin
1 day
Assessment of the kind of patient's requests for help to the accompanying next of kin
1 day
Assessment of the kind of patient's requests for help to the study team member
1 day
Frequency of patient's requests for help to the study team member
1 day
Elapsed time for questionnaire completion
1 day
- +3 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (1)
Elderly patient
Preoperative elderly patients, who are planned for a surgical intervention
Interventions
Patients will be asked to complete web-based questionnaires on a tablet computer
Eligibility Criteria
A convenient sample of patients, meeting all inclusion and none exclusion criteria, will be enrolled in the study. The patients will be recruited from the anaesthesia ambulance in the University hospital RWTH Aachen, where they have an appointment with the anaesthetist before their planned surgery.
You may qualify if:
- Legally competent patients
- Written informed consent
- Age ≥ 65, male, female, diverse
- Multimorbid patients (≥ 2 comorbidities (according to the Charlson Comorbidity Index)
- Major elective surgery (such as total abdominal hysterectomy, endoscopic resection of prostate, lumbar discectomy, thyroidectomy, total joint replacement, lung operations, colon resection, radical neck dissection etc.)
You may not qualify if:
- Blind or deaf patients
- Patient/ Proxy not able to use electronic devices e.g. computer, tablet or smart phone
- Non-fluency in local language
- Alcohol and/ or drugs abuse
- Ambulatory surgery
- Repeated surgery, with previous participation
- Patients with severe neurological or psychiatric disorder
- Refusal of study participation by the patient
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Aachen
Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 52074, Germany
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Consultant
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 8, 2019
First Posted
November 12, 2019
Study Start
November 22, 2019
Primary Completion
December 1, 2021
Study Completion
January 1, 2022
Last Updated
February 10, 2021
Record last verified: 2021-02
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share