Status:

COMPLETED

In-Hospital Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Aged Acute Medical Patients

Lead Sponsor:

University of Aarhus

Conditions:

Acute Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

80+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare acute ill elderly medical patients in a geriatric department with general medical departments, and to examine the effects of comprehensive geriatric assessment ...

Detailed Description

Design: 1\) a cross-sectional study followed by 2) a subgroup study by retrospective follow-up

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients admitted to the departments of medicine at Aarhus University Hospital either through the emergency medical ward or directly to the medical wards in the period from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010.

Exclusion

  • patients admitted to the neurology-, cardiology-, nephrology- or haematology departments, and patients discharged directly to their homes from the emergency medical ward.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2010

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

3877 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01506180

Start Date

January 1 2010

End Date

November 1 2011

Last Update

January 9 2012

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Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, Central Jutland, Denmark, 8000