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NCT Number: NCT01506180

In-Hospital Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Aged Acute Medical Patients

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Acute Disease Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

80 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, Central Jutland, 8000, Denmark

About this study

Design:

  • a cross-sectional study followed by 2) a subgroup study by retrospective follow-up

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

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.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Comorbidity

    Time frame: At hospital admission (day 1)

    By Charlsons Comorbidity Index

  2. Length of hospital stay

    Time frame: Number of days of hospitalization an expected average of 8 days

    Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 8 days.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Acute readmission

    Time frame: 30 days and 90 days

    The number of acute readmissions in the participants within 30 days and 90 days after the discharge, respectively.

  2. Mortality

    Time frame: Within 30 days after hospital admission

    The number of short-term mortality in the participants within 30 days after hospital admission.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Aarhus

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Jan 9, 2012
Registry last updated
Jan 9, 2012

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