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NCT Number: NCT06098534

Evaluation of a Prototype for an Innovative Room for the Elderly

The Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire des Hôpitaux Universitaires du Grand Ouest (GCS HUGO) (health cooperation group for university hospitals in the west of France), is proposing to improve the quality of geriatric care by modernizing hospital rooms. The GCS HUGO has embarked on a project to co-design a hospital room adapted for the elderly, called "Hospi'Senior", with the help of the "Dépendance et Grand âge" (Dependency and Old Age) steering committee, made up of experts from HUGO's establishments and experts from several companies.

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Key information

Conditions

Elderly Inpatients

Age range

75 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Angers University Hospital, Angers, France

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About this study

The main objective is to evaluate the effect of hospitalization in a Hospi'Senior room on the length of stay of elderly people compared with hospitalization in a conventional room for a similar admission reason.

The secondary objectives are to evaluate the effect of hospitalization in a Hospi'Senior room for elderly people, compared with hospitalization in a conventional room for a similar admission reason, on :

  • Changes in functional abilities during the hospital stay and in the 30 days following discharge from the short-stay geriatric unit 3) Occurrence of behavioral disorders 4) Occurrence of falls during the hospital stay and in the 30 days following discharge from the short-stay geriatric unit 5) Occurrence and/or worsening of stage bedsores ≥ 2 during the hospital stay as classified by the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) 6) Occurrence of early rehospitalization

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 75 years
  • Admission in a short-stay geriatric department following initial emergency care department or direct entry from home
  • Hospitalization in single room: Hospi'Senior or conventional
  • Affiliation to a social security scheme
  • Informed consent to participate in the study from the patient or his/her representative (tutor/curator if applicable, or in order of priority a trusted person, the family or a person with whom the person concerned has a close and stable relationship)

Exclusion criteria

  • Contraindication to study participation at the discretion of the medical team
  • Hospitalization for more than 3 days (>3 days) in the short-stay geriatric unit
  • Hospitalization in a double room
  • Planned hospitalization
  • Poor understanding of the French language
  • Patient under safeguard of justice

Treatment and study plan

Hospi'Senior

Behavioral

The Hospi'Senior room is equipped with conventional furnishings (same bed and same armchair as a conventional room) to which have been added technological innovations and innovations in furnishings. Innovative technologies cover bed equipment, patient mobility (autonomous and assisted), lighting, communication and social space.

Conventional room

Behavioral

The conventional room is a classic hospital room not equipped with the innovative technologies found in the Hospi'Senior room.

The room is equipped with a bed, bedside table, adjustable bed table with castors and an armchair.

Primary outcomes

  1. Length of stay in the short-stay geriatric unit

    Time frame: This outcome is assessed at the end of the geriatric unit stay (up to 2 months)

    The length of stay is measured in days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in functional capabilities

    Time frame: This outcome is assessed at inclusion, on discharge (up to 2 months) and within 30 days of discharge from the short-stay geriatric unit

    Functional capabilities are assessed with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score.

    ADL is an autonomy assessment grid (from 0 to 6) for basic activities of daily living. The lower the score, the more dependent the patient is.

  2. Occurrence of behavioral disorders

    Time frame: This outcome is assessed at inclusion and on discharge (up to 2 months)

    Behavioral disorders are assessed with Neuropsychiatric Inventory-nursing home version (NPI-NH) score.

    For each scale domain, higher scores indicate greater neuropsychiatric symptomatology (range from 0 to 12/12).

  3. Occurrence of falls

    Time frame: This outcome is assessed on discharge (up to 2 months) and within 30 days of discharge from the short-stay geriatric unit

    Number of falls observed during hospital stay and within 30 days of discharge from the short-stay geriatric unit

  4. Occurrence and/or worsening of stage bedsores ≥ 2

    Time frame: This outcome is assessed on discharge (up to 2 months)

    Occurrence and/or worsening of stage bedsores ≥ 2 during hospital stay

  5. Occurrence of early rehospitalization

    Time frame: This outcome is assessed within 30 days of discharge from the short-stay geriatric unit

    Number of unscheduled hospitalization in a Medicine-Surgery-Obstetrics (MSO) unit within 30 days of discharge from the short-stay geriatric unit

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Olivier BRIERE, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+33 2 41 35 47 25

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Angers

Other Gov

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation d'un Prototype de Chambre Innovante adaptée au Grand Age

Acronym: HOSPISENIOR

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2028
First posted
Oct 24, 2023
Registry last updated
Jun 29, 2026

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