Hopital Louis Mourier, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris
Colombes, 92700, France
Completed
NCT Number: NCT00831805
Screening of Psycho-cognitive Troubles in Elderly Patients
The main objective of the study is to assess the rate of patients with psycho-cognitive troubles among hospitalised elderly patients.
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Conditions
Age range
75 year and older
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Observational
Primary location
About this study
It also aims to assess this rate among patients 1) when the geriatrics mobile unit is involved in the screening of these troubles and 2) when it is not.
All the patients (75 and older) hospitalised in the internal medicine department of a suburban Parisian hospital are included in the study and their psycho-cognitive functions assessed by a geriatrics physician, using 3 validated tests.
The result of this screening provides the rate of psycho-cognitive troubles among patients that would not have been tested by a geriatrics physician in usual care. It assesses the interest of a systematic evaluation of elderly patients by the geriatric mobile unit.
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- patients aged 75 years old or more
- hospitalised in internal medicine
Exclusion criteria
- patient confused (interference with the assessment of psycho-cognitive functions)
- diagnosis of dementia at admission
- refusal of the patient or close relative for participating in the study
- poor understanding of French language
- hospitalisation for less than 3 nights
Treatment and study plan
Primary outcomes
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rate of patients with psycho-cognitive troubles among hospitalised elderly patients
Time frame: 1 day
Secondary outcomes
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rates of patients with psycho-cognitive troubles 1) when the geriatrics mobile unit is involved in the screening of these troubles and 2) when it is not; and comparison of these rates
Time frame: 1 day
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comparison of the rates of diagnosed dementia among 300 hospitalised patients, between 2006 and 2008 (before and after the creation of the geriatric mobile unit)
Time frame: 2 years
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Other
Registry information
Official study title
Impact of a Geriatric Mobile Unit on the Screening of Psycho-cognitive Troubles in Internal Medicine Departments and Circumstances of Calling in This Unit.
Acronym: EMG
Important dates
- Study start
- 2008
- Primary completion
- 2009
- Study completion
- 2009
- First posted
- Jan 29, 2009
- Registry last updated
- Jan 19, 2012
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