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NCT Number: NCT04139837

Frailty in Daily Practice: Screening, Consultation and Education Activities

The present study is designed to to estimate the prevalence of frailty and pre-frailty and their associated factors in community-dwelling populations aged 50 years and above in Hong Kong, and to explore the views of participants taking part in a community health talks or activities on frailty about what the participants felt or had gained from participating, concerns, and suggestions for change or improvement.

A survey of 15000 people aged 50 years or older identified in community facilities will be conducted. The participants will be invited to their affiliated centres for a brief screening using the FRAIL scale and assessment. A series of community health talks or activities on frailty will be offered to the participants based on the frailty status.Questionnaire and screening tools will be administered by trained researchers.

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Key information

Conditions

Frailty Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

50 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, China

About this study

A 30-month community survey will be conducted, and the survey will be divided into three phases, namely study preparation and subject recruitment (6 months), data collection (18 months), and data entry and analysis (6 months).

A survey of 15000 people aged 50 years or older identified in community facilities (e.g., neighbourhood elderly centre, social centre for the elderly) will be conducted. The participants will be invited to their affiliated centres for a brief screening using the FRAIL scale and assessment. A series of community health talks or activities on frailty will be offered to the participants based on the frailty status. Questionnaire and screening tools will be administered by trained researchers.

The primary outcome will be the prevalence of frailty and pre-frailty. Secondary outcomes will cover physical performance measures including hand-grip strength and 5-chair stand test. Anthropometric and demographic data will also be collected using standardized methods and questionnaires respectively.

Views of participants taking part in a community health talks or activities on frailty about what the participants felt or had gained from participating, concerns, and suggestions for change or improvement will be explored by client satisfaction questionnaires.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • People aged 50 years or older
  • Chinese origin
  • Normally reside in Hong Kong
  • Could speak and understand Chinese
  • Willing to follow the study procedures

Exclusion criteria

-Live in a residential aged care facility

Treatment and study plan

Health screening, community health talks or activities on frailty

Behavioral

Screening for frailty using the FRAIL scale to categorize participant's status as robust, prefrail and frail. A series of community health talks or activities on frailty will be provided to each category of participants for the prevention or management of frailty.

Primary outcomes

  1. Frailty status

    Time frame: 1 day (Once only at screening)

    Frailty status (i.e. robust, prefrail or frail) measured using the frailty scale (FRAIL) in which unabbreviated scale name is unavailable for this scale. Frailty scores from 0 to 5 (i.e., 1 point for each component; 0 = best to 5 = worst) and represent robust (0), pre-frail (1-2), and frail (3-5) health status.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Handgrip strength

    Time frame: 1 day (Once only at screening)

    Handgrip strength measured using a dynamometer

  2. 5 chair stands

    Time frame: 1 day (Once only at screening)

    Muscle endurance in the lower extremities - Participant will be required to rise from a chair a total of 5 times, as quickly as they could, with arms across their chest. The amount of time required to complete all 5 repetitions will be recorded.

Other outcomes

  1. Weight

    Time frame: 1 day (Once only at screening)

    Weight in kilogram measured using standardized method

  2. Height

    Time frame: 1 day (Once only at screening)

    Height in centimeter measured using standardized method

  3. Waist circumference

    Time frame: 1 day (Once only at screening)

    Waist circumference in centimeter measured using standardized method

  4. Systolic blood pressure

    Time frame: 1 day (Once only at screening)

    Systolic blood pressure in mmHg measured using standardized method

  5. Diastolic blood pressure

    Time frame: 1 day (Once only at screening)

    Diastolic blood pressure in mmHg measured using standardized method

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Oct 25, 2019
Registry last updated
May 26, 2022

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