In-Hospital Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Aged Acute Medical Patients

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Merete Gregersen, University of Aarhus

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01506180

First received: November 2, 2011

Last updated: January 6, 2012

Last verified: January 2012

History of Changes

Tracking Information
First Received Date ^ICMJE	November 2, 2011
Last Updated Date	January 6, 2012
Start Date ^ICMJE	January 2010
Primary Completion Date	November 2011 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE (submitted: January 6, 2012)	Comorbidity [ Time Frame: At hospital admission (day 1) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] By Charlsons Comorbidity Index Length of hospital stay [ Time Frame: Number of days of hospitalization an expected average of 8 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days.
Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Same as current
Change History	Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01506180 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE (submitted: January 6, 2012)	Acute readmission [ Time Frame: 30 days and 90 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] The number of acute readmissions in the participants within 30 days and 90 days after the discharge, respectively. Mortality [ Time Frame: Within 30 days after hospital admission ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] The number of short-term mortality in the participants within 30 days after hospital admission.
Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Same as current
Current Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided

Descriptive Information
Brief Title ^ICMJE	In-Hospital Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Aged Acute Medical Patients
Official Title ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Brief Summary	The purpose of this study is to compare acute ill elderly medical patients in a geriatric department with general medical departments, and to examine the effects of comprehensive geriatric assessment in the geriatric setting compared with general medical care.
Detailed Description	Design: 1) a cross-sectional study followed by 2) a subgroup study by retrospective follow-up
Study Type ^ICMJE	Observational
Study Design ^ICMJE	Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Target Follow-Up Duration	Not Provided
Biospecimen	Not Provided
Sampling Method	Probability Sample
Study Population	Acute medical patients aged 80 years or older
Condition ^ICMJE	Acute Disease
Intervention ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Study Group/Cohort (s)	Patients admitted to Geriatric Department The patients receive comprehensive geriatric assessment Patients admitted to general medical departments This group do not receive comprehensive geriatric assessment
Publications *	Not Provided
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.

Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status ^ICMJE	Completed
Enrollment ^ICMJE	3877
Completion Date	November 2011
Primary Completion Date	November 2011 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE	Inclusion Criteria: patients admitted to the departments of medicine at Aarhus University Hospital either through the emergency medical ward or directly to the medical wards in the period from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010. Exclusion Criteria: patients admitted to the neurology-, cardiology-, nephrology- or haematology departments, and patients discharged directly to their homes from the emergency medical ward.
Gender	Both
Ages	80 Years and older
Accepts Healthy Volunteers	No
Contacts ^ICMJE	Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Location Countries ^ICMJE	Denmark

Administrative Information
NCT Number ^ICMJE	NCT01506180
Other Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE	CGA-GD-2011
Has Data Monitoring Committee	No
Responsible Party	Merete Gregersen, University of Aarhus
Study Sponsor ^ICMJE	University of Aarhus
Collaborators ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Investigators ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Information Provided By	University of Aarhus
Verification Date	January 2012
^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP

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