Feasibility Assessment of Implementing a Care System to PREVENT Iatrogenic Dependency (ID)

NCT06173154 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: RC31/21/0171
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 85
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To assess the feasibility of a care system to prevent iatrogenic dependency during hospitalisation in people 70 years old and over. 2 cares units participate : one with routine care and the other with a care system to prevent ID. The caregivers of this unit receive training about iatrogenic dependency and how prevent it. They set up this prevention and the research compare evolution of dependence hospitalized patients.

Conditions

Aged

Keywords

prevention; elderly; dependance; hospitalization

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• number of participants with loss of independence

  loss of independence is defined as a decrease of at least 0.5 points in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scale between admission and discharge of the patient within 15 days of admission to the ward, regardless of when this event occurs during the hospitalization.

  15 days

Study Arms (2)

ID prevention unit

EXPERIMENTAL

One healthcare unit will implement the healthcare system for the prevention of iatrogenic dependency (ID) and one healthcare unit will provide standard care without any specific system in place.

Other: Care system to prevent ID

Control unit

SHAM COMPARATOR

One healthcare unit will implement the healthcare system for the prevention of iatrogenic dependency (ID) and one healthcare unit will provide standard care without any specific system in place.

Other: Routine care

Interventions

Care system to prevent ID OTHER

The caregivers of this unit receive training about iatrogenic dependency and how prevent it. They set up this prevention and the research compare evolution of dependence hospitalized patients.

ID prevention unit

Routine care OTHER

standard care without any specific system in place

Control unit

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 70 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patient hospitalized for at least 48 hours in the participating center
• Persons affiliated to a social security system,
• The patient, his trusted person or a relative present during his hospitalization have not expressed opposition to his participation in the research..

You may not qualify if:

• End of life situation,
• ADL at 0/6 for 15 days before hospitalization.
• Refusal to participate,
• Patient under judicial protection

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Toulouse: lead

Study Sites (1)

CHU de Toulouse

Toulouse, France

Location

Study Officials

• Caroline BERBON

  University Hospital, Toulouse

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 7, 2023
• First Posted: December 15, 2023
• Study Start: June 12, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 20, 2025
• Study Completion: May 20, 2025
• Last Updated: December 22, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)