Frail ElderlyNCT07892612
Frailty Training for Emergency Nurses: A Cluster RCT in Morocco
A study testing Structured Educational Program on Geriatric Frailty in people with Frail Elderly and Frailty, run by Cadi Ayyad University at 1 site in Morocco.
Trial summary
This study tests whether a training program helps nurses better recognize and care for older adults with frailty in hospital emergency departments. Frailty is a condition where older adults become more vulnerable to health problems. A small illness or injury can cause serious complications for a frail person. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- Conditions the study is for
- Frail Elderly, Frailty
- What is being tested?
- Structured Educational Program on Geriatric Frailty
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 144 participants
- Where
- 1 siteMorocco
- Study dates
- 1 Jul 2026to Dec 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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
Who may be able to join
- Registered nurse holding a diploma recognized by Moroccan health authorities
- Currently working in an emergency department of a selected hospital
- Directly involved in clinical patient care
- Minimum 6 months of service in the current emergency department at the time of inclusion
- Provision of written informed consent
Who cannot join
- Nursing students, trainees, or temporary staff
- Nurses working exclusively in administrative or supervisory roles without regular clinical activity
- Nurses who have previously completed a structured training program specifically focused on geriatric frailty screening or assessment
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Morocco1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Mohammed V Provincial Hospital
Safi, SAFI, 46000
Boualam, RN, +21263843356, El.boualam@gmail.com
Mohammed EL RHANBOURI, MPh
About this study
Official title: Effect of an Educational Intervention on Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Geriatric Frailty in Emergency Departments: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
This study tests whether a training program helps nurses better recognize and care for older adults with frailty in hospital emergency departments.
Frailty is a condition where older adults become more vulnerable to health problems. A small illness or injury can cause serious complications for a frail person. Emergency nurses often lack training to identify frailty quickly.
Read more
In this study, some nurses will take part in a structured training program. The program includes four modules covering what frailty is, how to screen for it, and what nurses can do to help. Other nurses will not receive the training during the study. All nurses will complete a survey before, right after, and three months after the training.
The study will take place in eight public hospital emergency departments in the Marrakech-Safi region of Morocco. A total of 144 nurses will take part.
Researchers will measure whether nurses in the training group have better knowledge, attitudes, and practices about frailty compared to those who did not receive training. Researchers will also check whether the improvements last after three months.
Hospitals are randomly assigned to either the training group or the comparison group. This is called a cluster randomized trial.
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly, Frailty
- Being tested
- Structured Educational Program on Geriatric Frailty
- Keywords
- Frailty, Emergency Department, Morocco, Older Adults
- Medical subject headings
- Frailty, Emergencies
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Structured Educational Program on Geriatric FrailtyOther
A 4-module hybrid training program on geriatric frailty for emergency nurses. Module 1 covers biology of aging. Module 2 covers the biology of frailty and risk factors. Module 3 covers frailty screening tools, including the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS). Module 4 covers clinical consequences of frailty and nursing interventions. Training is delivered over 8 weeks by a single trainer across all intervention sites (50% in-person workshops, 50% asynchronous e-learning). Fidelity is monitored using a standardized checklist after each session (minimum threshold: 80%).
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group - Frailty Training Program | Experimental | Emergency nurses in this group receive a structured 4-module training program on geriatric frailty . The program covers aging biology, frailty screening tools including the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS), clinical consequences of frailty in emergency settings, and nursing interventions. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices are assessed before training (T0), immediately after (T1), and 3 months later (T2). Receives: Other: Structured Educational Program on Geriatric Frailty |
| Control Group - No Intervention | No intervention | Emergency nurses in this group receive no training during the study period. They complete the same knowledge, attitudes, and practices survey at T0, T1, and T2 as the intervention group. The training program will be offered to all control group nurses after T2 data collection is complete, in accordance with the principle of equitable access to beneficial interventions. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Knowledge Score on Geriatric Frailty
Score on knowledge scale of the validated KAP questionnaire on geriatric frailty , measuring nurses' knowledge of frailty concepts, screening tools, clinical consequences, and nursing interventions.
Measured: Baseline (T0), immediately after training (T1), and 3 months after training (T2)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Oct 2026
- Study start1 Jul 2026
- Primary completionDec 2026 (estimated)
- Study completionDec 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Frail ElderlyStudies 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
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 144 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Cadi Ayyad University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Mohammed El Rhanbouri, Cadi Ayyad University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07892612
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 57/2025
- Status last verified
- Oct 2026
- First submitted
- 18 Oct 2026
- Last updated
- 23 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 23 Oct 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effect of an Educational Intervention on Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Geriatric Frailty in Emergency Departments: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07892612
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 57/2025
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly, Frailty
- Keywords
- Frailty, Emergency Department, Morocco, Older Adults
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 144 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Cadi Ayyad UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jul 2026 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Dec 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Dec 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 23 Oct 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.
This study tests whether a training program helps nurses better recognize and care for older adults with frailty in hospital emergency departments.
Frailty is a condition where older adults become more vulnerable to health problems. A small illness or injury can cause serious complications for a frail person. Emergency nurses often lack training to identify frailty quickly.
In this study, some nurses will take part in a structured training program. The program includes four modules covering what frailty is, how to screen for it, and what nurses can do to help. Other nurses will not receive the training during the study. All nurses will complete a survey before, right after, and three months after the training.
The study will take place in eight public hospital emergency departments in the Marrakech-Safi region of Morocco. A total of 144 nurses will take part.
Researchers will measure whether nurses in the training group have better knowledge, attitudes, and practices about frailty compared to those who did not receive training. Researchers will also check whether the improvements last after three months.
Hospitals are randomly assigned to either the training group or the comparison group. This is called a cluster randomized trial.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group - Frailty Training Program | Experimental | Other: Structured Educational Program on Geriatric FrailtyEmergency nurses in this group receive a structured 4-module training program on geriatric frailty . The program covers aging biology, frailty screening tools including the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS), clinical consequences of frailty in emergency settings, and nursing interventions. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices are assessed before training (T0), immediately after (T1), and 3 months later (T2). |
| Control Group - No Intervention | No intervention | –Emergency nurses in this group receive no training during the study period. They complete the same knowledge, attitudes, and practices survey at T0, T1, and T2 as the intervention group. The training program will be offered to all control group nurses after T2 data collection is complete, in accordance with the principle of equitable access to beneficial interventions. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Registered nurse holding a diploma recognized by Moroccan health authorities
- Currently working in an emergency department of a selected hospital
- Directly involved in clinical patient care
- Minimum 6 months of service in the current emergency department at the time of inclusion
- Provision of written informed consent
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Nursing students, trainees, or temporary staff
- Nurses working exclusively in administrative or supervisory roles without regular clinical activity
- Nurses who have previously completed a structured training program specifically focused on geriatric frailty screening or assessment
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Structured Educational Program on Geriatric FrailtyA 4-module hybrid training program on geriatric frailty for emergency nurses. Module 1 covers biology of aging. Module 2 covers the biology of frailty and risk factors. Module 3 covers frailty screening tools, including the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS). Module 4 covers clinical consequences of frailty and nursing interventions. Training is delivered over 8 weeks by a single trainer across all intervention sites (50% in-person workshops, 50% asynchronous e-learning). Fidelity is monitored using a standardized checklist after each session (minimum threshold: 80%). | Other | Intervention Group - Frailty Training Program |
Primary outcome
Knowledge Score on Geriatric Frailty
Time frame: Baseline (T0), immediately after training (T1), and 3 months after training (T2)
Score on knowledge scale of the validated KAP questionnaire on geriatric frailty , measuring nurses' knowledge of frailty concepts, screening tools, clinical consequences, and nursing interventions.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 23 Oct 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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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.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Structured Educational Program on Geriatric Frailty in people with Frail Elderly and Frailty, run by Cadi Ayyad University at 1 site in Morocco.
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 5 inclusion and 3 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Morocco. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Knowledge Score on Geriatric Frailty (time frame: Baseline (T0), immediately after training (T1), and 3 months after training (T2)). 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 23 Oct 2026.