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NCT Number: NCT06727903

Predictive Model for Mortality in Older People With Critical Illness

The present study aims to develop a predictive model to identify elderly patients with the highest likelihood of mortality upon admission to an intensive care unit.

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Key information

Conditions

Critical Illness Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

75 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Hospital German Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Men and women aged 75 or older.
  • Admission to an ICU from the Emergency Department.
  • Availability of or possibility to contact a participant's informant.
  • Informed consent for participation in the study, either by the participant or a valid legal representative.

Exclusion criteria

Participants meeting any of the following exclusion criteria will not be included in the study:

  • Patients transferred to the Emergency Department from a hospital ward.
  • Patients who die within the first 24 hours of ICU admission.
  • Patients admitted to Step-Down Units.
  • Patients requiring ICU admission for any of the following reasons:

Orotracheal intubation or advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation performed prior to arrival at the Emergency Department.

AV block awaiting pacemaker implantation. Activation of the STEMI or Stroke care pathway. Post-cardiac catheterization for acute coronary syndrome.

  • Participation in another clinical study involving an intervention, procedure, or visit schedule that is incompatible with the present study.

Treatment and study plan

laboratory biomarker analysis

Other

Results of laboratory biomarker analysis will be analyzed as predictors for mortality

Primary outcomes

  1. mortality

    Time frame: Day 90

    mortality on day 90 from admission to Intensive Care Unit

Study contacts

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

César Gálvez, Ph.D.

CONTACT

[email protected]

+34 9389600325

Noemí Casaponsa

CONTACT

[email protected]

+34 938960025 ext. 43197

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf

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Registry information

Official study title

Development of a Predictive Model for Mortality in Patients Aged 75 or Older With Critical Illness

Acronym: VITA

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Dec 11, 2024
Registry last updated
Dec 2, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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