Status:
COMPLETED
Preventive Primary Care Outreach for High Risk Older Persons
Lead Sponsor:
McMaster University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
Conditions:
Frailty
Eligibility:
All Genders
75+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
It is recognized that a significant proportion of seniors over 75 years of age are at risk of functional decline, and thus of institutionalization and death. The investigators at McMaster University M...
Detailed Description
Seniors consume a large proportion of health care resources in Canada. It is recognized that a significant proportion of seniors over 75 years of age are at risk of functional decline, and thus of ins...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient is 75 years of age and older
- Patient is listed on the roster of a participating family physician practice
- Patient resides in the Hamilton, Ontario, Canada area
- Patient or proxy able to answer questions in English
Exclusion
- Principal residence is nursing home or long term care facility
- Patient is identified by family physician as palliative
- Patient currently receives home care services through the Community Care Access Centre
- Patient is a 'snowbird' and out of town for more than four weeks in any year
- Patient is scheduled for major elective surgery in the next year
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
719 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00134836
Start Date
April 1 2004
End Date
June 1 2006
Last Update
December 16 2008
Active Locations (1)
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1
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5