Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Groningen Frailty Indicator (GFI) in Patients With Hip Fracture

NCT05091645 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Gr-Groningen Frailty Indicator
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 89
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study attempts to the translation and the cultural adaptation of the Groningen Frailty Indicator (GFI) questionnaire in the Greek population in patients suffering from hip fracture.

Conditions

Frailty Syndrome; Hip Fractures

Keywords

Frailty Syndrome; Hip fractures; Cultural adaptation; Translation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Translation and Cultural adaptation of the Greek version of Groningen Frailty Indicator (GFI) questionnaire

  Translation and Cultural adaptation of the Greek version of GFI

  Within 24 hours of the hospital admission

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Incidence of frailty syndrome

  Baseline (On admission)

Study Arms (1)

Hip fracture_GFI

Greek patients with hip fracture assessed for frailty syndrome with the adapted for the greek population GFI questionnaire

Other: GFI

Interventions

GFI OTHER

Two trained raters who will be blinded and will have no access to each other's evaluation, will administer the GFI questionnaire within 24 hours of patients' hospital admission.

Hip fracture_GFI

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with hip fractures undergoing surgery

You may qualify if:

• adult patients over 65 years old with hip fractures undergoing surgery
• an ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) PS (physical status) I to III
• non-institutionalized
• able to communicate orally or in writing
• consent to participate

You may not qualify if:

• refused to participate
• pathological hip fractures
• institutionalized
• patients with hip fracture treated conservatively
• patients with severe cognitive dysfunction
• patients with insufficient knowledge of the Greek language

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Thessaly: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Thessaly

Larissa, 41335, Greece

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Frailty; Hip Fractures

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Femoral Fractures; Fractures, Bone; Wounds and Injuries; Hip Injuries; Leg Injuries

Study Officials

• Eleni Arnaoutoglou, MD, PhD

  University of Thessaly

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Michael Hantes, MD, PhD

  University of Thessaly

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Eleni Arnaoutoglou, MD, PhD

CONTACT

+306974301352; earnaout@gmail.com

Maria Ntalouka, MD, PhD, MSc

CONTACT

+306973688099; maria.ntalouka@icloud.com

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 21, 2021
• First Posted: October 25, 2021
• Study Start: February 25, 2022
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): November 15, 2026
• Last Updated: May 7, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GR (1)