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FrailtyNCT02333552

Frailty Status and Quality of Life in Elderly

An observational study of Frailty and Quality of Life, run by Universitas Indonesia.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Frailty is a dynamic process from fit (robust) and pre-frail elderly. There is no previous study that determine the risk factors from fit to pre-frailty and pre-frailty to frailty in Indonesian elderly. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 60 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Frailty, Quality of Life
How many people
269 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Mar 2013to Dec 2014
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 60 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Fit or pre-frail elderly aged >= 60 years old who came to Comprehensive Geriatric Clinics, Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, during March 2013-April 2014.

Who may be able to join

  • Elderly aged >= 60 years old
  • Fit (robust) or pre-frailty;
  • Capable to understand and carry-out the instruction.

Who cannot join

  • Unwilling to join the study;
  • Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) score < 8;
  • Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) score >= 10;
  • Body mass index (BMI) <18,5 Kg/m2;
  • Malnutrition (according to Mini Nutritional Assessment/MNA);
  • Liver cirrhosis, severe liver dysfunction, or serum ALT levels >3 times upper normal limit;
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  • Acute illness during inclusion period, eg. pneumonia, pain due to acute arthritis (visual analog scale >6/10), stroke attack, crisis hypertension;
  • Severe cardiac dysfunction: acute decompensated heart failure and/or chronic heart failure functional class III or IV (New York Heart Association classification);
  • Severe pulmonary dysfunction: acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease stage III or IV (GOLD classification), and/or PaO2 levels < 60 mmHg.

About this study

Official title: A Cohort Study of Frailty Status Transition and Its Impact to Quality of Life in Outpatient Elderly

Frailty is a dynamic process from fit (robust) and pre-frail elderly. There is no previous study that determine the risk factors from fit to pre-frailty and pre-frailty to frailty in Indonesian elderly.

This study was aimed to define the risk factors of frailty transitional status and its correlation with quality of life in Indonesian elderly outpatients.

Read the detailed description

Frailty is an age-associated, biological syndrome characterized by decreased biological reserves, due to dysregulation of several physiological systems, which puts an individual at risk when facing minor stressors, and is associated with poor outcomes (ie, disability, death, and hospitalization).

Frailty identifies a high-risk subgroup and off ers characteristics of great clinical importance: a higher reversibility at early stages than disability, and a higher predictive value than chronic disease for adverse outcomes at older ages. It is also the most common condition leading to death in community-dwelling older people.

However, there is current consensus that physical frailty is potentially reversible. It is hence useful to objectively detect frailty among frail elderly persons, as frailty indices serve a useful purpose for risk stratification, predicting need for institutional care and planning of services needed.

To date, there is no study or information about frailty status in Indonesia elderly. This study was aimed to define the risk factors of frailty transitional status and its correlation with quality of life in Indonesian elderly.

Keywords
Frailty, Pre-frailty, Fit, Robust, Elderly, Sociodemography status, Functional status, Cognitive status, Nutrition status, Comorbidity, Mortality, Depression status
Medical subject headings
Frailty

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change from baseline in frailty status at 24 months

    Frailty status is divided into Fit (robust), Pre-frail, and Frailty.

    Measured: Baseline and at 24 months

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Change from baseline in mortality at 24 months

    Mortality: number of subjects died after 24 months observation.

    Measured: at 24 months

  2. Change from baseline in morbidities at 24 months

    Morbidities: number of diseases in subjects (using Charlson Comorbidity Index)

    Measured: Baseline and at 24 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted7 Jan 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2013
  3. Primary completionApr 2014
  4. Study completionDec 2014

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
269 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02333552
Sponsor's protocol ID
INA-FRAGILE00
Status last verified
Jan 2015
First submitted
2 Jan 2015
Last updated
7 Jan 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Lee JS, Auyeung TW, Leung J, Kwok T, Woo J. Transitions in frailty states among community-living older adults and their associated factors. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2014 Apr;15(4):281-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.12.002. Epub 2014 Feb 16.

    PubMed 24534517
  • Laksmi PW. Frailty syndrome: an emerging geriatric syndrome calling for its potential intervention. Acta Med Indones. 2014 Jul;46(3):173-4. No abstract available.

    PubMed 25348178

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Frailty and Quality of Life, run by Universitas Indonesia.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Jan 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change from baseline in frailty status at 24 months (time frame: Baseline and at 24 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02333552, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Jan 2015.

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