Age 65 and OlderCUALIPRIMNCT07320053
Effect of Longitudinal Care in Primary Health Care: An Analysis From the Patient's Perspective
An observational study of Age 65 and Older and Polypharmacy, run by IBS Granada at 2 sites in Spain.
Trial summary
Objective To explore and describe the opinions of Primary Health Care chronically ill users regarding being cared for over time by the same reference professional. To analyze the consequences of workforce instability and the lack of continuity in medical staffing in Primary Health Care centers in Granada. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- Conditions the study is for
- Age 65 and Older, Polypharmacy, Cronic Lung Disease
- How many people
- 26 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesSpain
- Study dates
- 10 Feb 2024to 30 Oct 2024
- 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 Any age
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Study population: Family Care Units (Unidades de Atención Familiar, UAFs) in which the same family physician was assigned for at least six consecutive months and who have subsequently lacked a regular physician for the past six months. Patients with any criteria of chronicity
Who may be able to join
- Belonging to a physician's patient list that has lacked a regular family doctor for at least 3 of the past 6 months.
- The same list must have been cared for by a single family physician for at least 2 consecutive years in the last 10 years.
- Age 75 or older.
- Presence of a chronic condition requiring medical care at least twice a year (e.g., diabetes, chronic non-cancer pain, heart failure, COPD, mental disorders).
- Use of six or more medications.
- Socioeconomic and social vulnerability.
- Dependence and presence of informal caregivers.
Who cannot join
- Being under 18 years old.
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country.
Spain2 sites
Zaidin Sur Health Centre
Granada, Granada, 18007
Servicio Andaluz de Salud - IBS
Granada
About this study
Objective To explore and describe the opinions of Primary Health Care chronically ill users regarding being cared for over time by the same reference professional.
To analyze the consequences of workforce instability and the lack of continuity in medical staffing in Primary Health Care centers in Granada.
Read more
Design Descriptive observational cross-sectional study using a qualitative methodology. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with users of Primary Health Care centers in Granada.
Setting Primary Health Care in Granada and surrounding rural areas.
Participants Primary Health Care users who attend their Health Centers or Clinics several times a year and have recently experienced a period without a regular family doctor.
Data Collection Tool In-depth interview.
Analysis Qualitative analysis from a phenomenological-ethnographic paradigm.
- Conditions
- Age 65 and Older, Polypharmacy, Cronic Lung Disease, Mental Disorder
- Keywords
- Longitudinality., Qualitative Research, Health Workforce, Professional-Patient Relations, General Practice
- Medical subject headings
- Mental Disorders
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Transversal qualitative exploration
Individual semi-structured interviews will be conducted. This format allows for flexibility to accommodate participants' needs and preferences regarding the time and location of the interview (for example, in the participant's own home).
The interview will begin with an open-ended starter question:
"What does it mean to you to always be cared for by the same family doctor?"
Based on the potential themes that may emerge from participants' narratives, a set of research questions has been developed and translated into interview prompts to guide the interviewer. These include:
Have you noticed any difference in how your health problems are managed when you already know the doctor attending you? Do you think the relationship established with your doctor affects the quality of care you receive? Do you experience any barriers in healthcare when you don't have a regular family doctor? Have you ever withheld a health concern because you didn't know the professional attending you?
Measured: Each patient will be interviewed once, after the loss of their long-term assigned primary care physician. Only baseline information will be collected over a period of less than one year, throughout 2024, until study completion.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted6 Jan 2026
- Study start10 Feb 2024
- Primary completion30 Oct 2024
- Study completion30 Oct 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Age 65 and OlderStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 26 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- IBS Granada
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Universidad de Granada, La Sociedad Española de Médicos de Atención Primaria
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, José Herrero Rubí, IBS Granada
- Investigators
- José Herrero Rubí, Medicine, Principal investigator, Servicio Andaluz de Salud - IBS
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07320053
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CUALIPRIM
- Acronym
- CUALIPRIM
- Status last verified
- Dec 2025
- First submitted
- 23 Nov 2025
- Last updated
- 6 Jan 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the Principal Investigator, JHR. The data are not publicly available as they contain information that could compromise the anonymity of research participants.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 Jan 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effect of Longitudinal Care in Primary Health Care: An Analysis From the Patient's Perspective
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07320053
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CUALIPRIM / CUALIPRIM
- Conditions
- Age 65 and Older, Polypharmacy, Cronic Lung Disease, Mental Disorder
- Keywords
- Longitudinality., Qualitative Research, Health Workforce, Professional-Patient Relations, General Practice
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 26 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- IBS GranadaUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Universidad de Granada, La Sociedad Española de Médicos de Atención Primaria
- Study start
- 10 Feb 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Oct 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Oct 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 6 Jan 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Objective To explore and describe the opinions of Primary Health Care chronically ill users regarding being cared for over time by the same reference professional.
To analyze the consequences of workforce instability and the lack of continuity in medical staffing in Primary Health Care centers in Granada.
Design Descriptive observational cross-sectional study using a qualitative methodology. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with users of Primary Health Care centers in Granada.
Setting Primary Health Care in Granada and surrounding rural areas.
Participants Primary Health Care users who attend their Health Centers or Clinics several times a year and have recently experienced a period without a regular family doctor.
Data Collection Tool In-depth interview.
Analysis Qualitative analysis from a phenomenological-ethnographic paradigm.
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Family Care Units (Unidades de Atención Familiar, UAFs) in which the same family physician was assigned for at least six consecutive months and who have subsequently lacked a regular physician for the past six months. Patients with any criteria of chronicity
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Belonging to a physician's patient list that has lacked a regular family doctor for at least 3 of the past 6 months.
- The same list must have been cared for by a single family physician for at least 2 consecutive years in the last 10 years.
- Age 75 or older.
- Presence of a chronic condition requiring medical care at least twice a year (e.g., diabetes, chronic non-cancer pain, heart failure, COPD, mental disorders).
- Use of six or more medications.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Being under 18 years old.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Transversal qualitative exploration
Time frame: Each patient will be interviewed once, after the loss of their long-term assigned primary care physician. Only baseline information will be collected over a period of less than one year, throughout 2024, until study completion.
Individual semi-structured interviews will be conducted. This format allows for flexibility to accommodate participants' needs and preferences regarding the time and location of the interview (for example, in the participant's own home). The interview will begin with an open-ended starter question: "What does it mean to you to always be cared for by the same family doctor?" Based on the potential themes that may emerge from participants' narratives, a set of research questions has been developed and translated into interview prompts to guide the interviewer. These include: Have you noticed any difference in how your health problems are managed when you already know the doctor attending you? Do you think the relationship established with your doctor affects the quality of care you receive? Do you experience any barriers in healthcare when you don't have a regular family doctor? Have you ever withheld a health concern because you didn't know the professional attending you?
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 6 Jan 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the Principal Investigator, JHR. The data are not publicly available as they contain information that could compromise the anonymity of research participants.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
José Herrero Rubí, Medicine principal investigator
Servicio Andaluz de Salud - IBS
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Age 65 and Older and Polypharmacy, run by IBS Granada at 2 sites in Spain.
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 7 inclusion and 1 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 6 Jan 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
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?
Transversal qualitative exploration (time frame: Each patient will be interviewed once, after the loss of their long-term assigned primary care physician. Only baseline information will be collected over a period of less than one year, throughout 2024, until study completion.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 6 Jan 2026.