Validation of a Digital Multidimensional Assessment Tool for the Elderly in Geriatric Consultations

NCT06004557 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2022-A02818-35
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 160
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to validate a digital multidimensional assessment tool for elderly people in geriatric consultations. The aim is to use a digital tablet to rapidly assess several risks (loss of functional independence, risk of falling, risk of malnutrition, risk of depression and risk of burden for the carer) in the context of hospital consultations.

Conditions

Elderly People in a Consultation Context

Keywords

Tablet; multidimensional assessment; geriatrics; consultation; Validation of a measurement tool

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Tests used to compare results between the digital version (tablet) and results from healthcare profession

  Calculation of the interclass correlation coefficient (ICC), a statistical method for estimating the equivalence of scores obtained from electronic versions.

  about 3 months

• Method used to compare and visualise discrepancies between the results of the digital version (tablet) and the results of healthcare professionals

  Bland and Altman concordance method, graph showing the differences between the scores obtained by the two scales for each observation.

  about 3 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Qualitative assessment

  about 3 months

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

We would like to offer this study to patients who come to us with memory problems, in accordance with the inclusion criteria set out above. If they are unable to take part, and if family carers are available, they will be able to fill in the questionnaire on a tablet.

You may qualify if:

• People aged over 65 attending a geriatric consultation (if patient)
• Person agreeing to take part in the study and having signed the letter of consent (if patient)
• Person caring for an elderly person (if family caregiver)
• Someone who visits their relative at least once a week (if family caregiver)
• Person agreeing to take part in the study and to complete the evaluation tool in paper format and on a tablet for their relative (if family caregiver)

You may not qualify if:

• Incapacity to consent (if patient)
• Refusal to take part in the study (if patient)
• Person under legal protection (if patient)
• People in palliative care (if patient)
• Person who usually has little contact with the patient (if family caregiver)
• Refusal to take part in the study (if family caregiver)
• Incapacity to consent (if family caregiver)
• Person under legal protection (if family caregiver)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• RIVAGES: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hôpitaux Universitaires Pitié Salpêtrière - Charles Foix et Sorbonne Université

Ivry-sur-Seine, 94200, France

RECRUITING

Central Study Contacts

Joël Belmin, Professor

CONTACT

0033149594565; j.belmin@aphp.fr

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 9, 2023
• First Posted: August 22, 2023
• Study Start: July 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2023
• Study Completion: February 28, 2024
• Last Updated: August 24, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-08

Locations

FR (1)