NCT04545775

Brief Summary

Foster care for dependent older people could be a viable alternative to nursing homes. While this type of accommodation appears to be less expensive than living in a geriatric institution, few scientific studies have been able to assess its effectiveness and efficiency. In Guadeloupe, in the French West Indies, nearly 300 dependent older people are cared for by foster families. The aim of the Karukera Study of Ageing in Foster Families (KASAF) is to study the care pathways of dependent elderly people in foster care over a year. The main objective will be to obtain the annual rate of hospitalisation in this setting. The secondary objectives will be to assess hospitalisations costs, the incidence of mortality, the prevalence of geriatric syndromes, as well as the quality of life of residents and foster caregiver burnout. Ultimately, these results will be compared to a similar study in nursing homes, the KASEHPAD study (for Karukera Study of Aging in Nursing Homes).

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
250

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2020

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 4, 2020

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 11, 2020

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 13, 2020

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 13, 2021

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 13, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

February 9, 2021

Status Verified

February 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

6 months

First QC Date

September 4, 2020

Last Update Submit

February 4, 2021

Conditions

Geriatric Syndromes

Keywords

Older peoplefoster familyhospitalizationgeriatric syndromesmortalityquality of life

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Hospitalization rate of the participant

    Number of hospital admissions over a year, retrieved from the local PMSI (Medicalization program of the information system) of the Hospital Center of Guadeloupe

    12 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Length of hospital stays of the participant

    12 months

Other Outcomes (23)

  • Medical consultations of the participant

    12 months

  • Global cost of hospitalization of the participant

    12 months

  • Vital status of the participant

    12 months

  • +20 more other outcomes

Eligibility Criteria

Age60 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Every elderly person living in a foster family in Guadeloupe will be invited to participate in the study.

You may qualify if:

  • participant must be over 60 years old
  • residents must live in a foster family in Guadeloupe, Saint-Martin or Saint-Barthelemy
  • residents must benefit from the French social security
  • Participant must have an identified support person
  • Participant under guardianship or curatorship if accepted by the legal guardian
  • Participant in a foreseeable short-term end-of-life situation if accepted by the legal representative or the support person

You may not qualify if:

  • refusal from the resident or his legal guardian to participate in the study

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital Center of Guadeloupe

Pointe-à-Pitre, 97159, Guadeloupe

RECRUITING

Related Publications (2)

  • Boucaud-Maitre D, Villeneuve R, Rambhojan C, Simo-Tabue N, Thibault N, Rinaldo L, Dartigues JF, Drame M, Amieva H, Tabue-Teguo M. Clinical Characteristics of Older Adults Living in Foster Families in the French West Indies: Baseline Screening of the KArukera Study of Aging in Foster Families (KASAF) Cohort. Innov Aging. 2024 Jun 28;8(7):igae063. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igae063. eCollection 2024.

    PMID: 39087204DERIVED

  • Boucaud-Maitre D, Villeneuve R, Simo-Tabue N, Dartigues JF, Amieva H, Tabue-Teguo M. The Health Care Trajectories of Older People in Foster Families: Protocol for an Observational Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Feb 8;12:e40604. doi: 10.2196/40604.

    PMID: 36753315DERIVED

Study Officials

  • Maturin MT TABUE-TEGUO, MD MhD

    CHU de la Guadeloupe

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Roxane RV VILLENEUVE, Ph. D

CONTACT

+590690403039roxane.villeneuve@chu-guadeloupe.fr

Denis DB BOUCAUD-MAITRE, PhD

CONTACT

+59069006956377denis.boucaudmaitre@chu-guadeloupe.fr

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 4, 2020

First Posted

September 11, 2020

Study Start

November 13, 2020

Primary Completion

May 13, 2021

Study Completion

November 13, 2022

Last Updated

February 9, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-02

Locations

GU(1)