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Performances of a Brief Assessment Tool for the Early Diagnosis of Geriatric Syndromes by Primary Care Physicians

Primary Purpose

Cognitive Impairment, Mood Disorders, Urinary Incontinence

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Switzerland
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
brief geriatric assessment
Sponsored by
University of Lausanne
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Cognitive Impairment

Eligibility Criteria

70 Years - undefined (Older Adult)All SexesAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age > 70 years
  • follow-up by general practitioner
  • good understanding of french or presence of a translater
  • No previous or on-going geriatric consultation
  • Patient able to provide consent or a relative is present that can provide a consent instead

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age < 70 years
  • No follow-up by general practitioner
  • Unable to understand French or absence of a translater
  • On-going geriatric follow-up
  • Patient unable to provide consent or a relative is absent

Sites / Locations

  • Departement of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Label

brief assessment tool (BAT)

Arm Description

all participants will have a brief assessment tool (BAT) for the identification of geriatric syndromes performed by their general practitioner. Afterwards, all participants will have a full geriatric assessment performed by geriatricians

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Sensibility and specificity
performances of the brief assessment tool (BAT) will be measured by calculating sensibility and specificity for each of the geriatric syndromes: cognitive impairment; mood disorder; functional impairment; urinary incontinence; malnutrition; gait and balance impairment; osteoporosis; hearing impairment; visual impairment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Full Information

First Posted
February 20, 2013
Last Updated
January 5, 2018
Sponsor
University of Lausanne
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01816087
Brief Title
Performances of a Brief Assessment Tool for the Early Diagnosis of Geriatric Syndromes by Primary Care Physicians
Official Title
Study AGE - Part 2 (Active Geriatric Evaluation for General Practitioner), Performances of a Brief Assessment Tool for the Early Diagnosis of Geriatric Syndromes by Primary Care Physicians
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
January 2018
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
May 2013 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
November 2014 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
November 2014 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
University of Lausanne

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The AGE (Active Geriatric Evaluation) aims to develop a brief assessment tool adapted to the primary care setting.
Detailed Description
The AGE (Active Geriatric Evaluation) program is a collaborative project between a primary care institution and a specialised geriatric unit that aims to develop a brief assessment tool (BAT) adapted to the primary care setting. The objective of this study is to assess the performances of the BAT to identify major geriatric syndromes: cognitive impairment; mood disorder; functional impairment; urinary incontinence; malnutrition; gait and balance impairment; osteoporosis; hearing impairment; visual impairment. In order to achieve our objective, we plan to recruit 155 patients > 70 years old in primary care settings for which primary care physicians will perform the BAT (composed of specific questions and clinical exams). At the end of the consultation, the primary care physician will fill a questionnaire where the absence/presence of syndromes will be recorded (according to the findings of the BAT). Each patient will be then seen a second time by expert geriatricians that will perform a full geriatric evaluation (90 minutes). This will allow to calculate the performances of the intervention (BAT) in terms of sensibility /specificity,...

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Cognitive Impairment, Mood Disorders, Urinary Incontinence, Malnutrition, Osteoporosis, Hearing Impairment, Visual Impairment

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Diagnostic
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
86 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
brief assessment tool (BAT)
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
all participants will have a brief assessment tool (BAT) for the identification of geriatric syndromes performed by their general practitioner. Afterwards, all participants will have a full geriatric assessment performed by geriatricians
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
brief geriatric assessment
Intervention Description
All participants will be screened for geriatric syndromes using the brief assessment tool. Mix a simple questions and simple tests
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Sensibility and specificity
Description
performances of the brief assessment tool (BAT) will be measured by calculating sensibility and specificity for each of the geriatric syndromes: cognitive impairment; mood disorder; functional impairment; urinary incontinence; malnutrition; gait and balance impairment; osteoporosis; hearing impairment; visual impairment
Time Frame
one year

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
70 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Age > 70 years follow-up by general practitioner good understanding of french or presence of a translater No previous or on-going geriatric consultation Patient able to provide consent or a relative is present that can provide a consent instead Exclusion Criteria: Age < 70 years No follow-up by general practitioner Unable to understand French or absence of a translater On-going geriatric follow-up Patient unable to provide consent or a relative is absent
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Nicolas Senn, MD PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Department of ambulatory care and community medicine, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Departement of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine
City
Lausanne
State/Province
VD
ZIP/Postal Code
1011
Country
Switzerland

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
29534680
Citation
Mueller YK, Monod S, Locatelli I, Bula C, Cornuz J, Senn N. Performance of a brief geriatric evaluation compared to a comprehensive geriatric assessment for detection of geriatric syndromes in family medicine: a prospective diagnostic study. BMC Geriatr. 2018 Mar 13;18(1):72. doi: 10.1186/s12877-018-0761-z.
Results Reference
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