Status:
UNKNOWN
Comparison of Three Frailty Screening Tools
Lead Sponsor:
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Collaborating Sponsors:
Wei Gong Memorial Hospital
Conditions:
Frailty
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Brief Summary
The financial health care and social impact of the frailty of the elderly is an important issue for preventive health care in various countries around the world. The Taiwan government launched the lon...
Detailed Description
This is a prospective study with six month follow-up among community-dwelling elderly aged 65 or older. Agreement between instruments, Frail state transition changes, feasibility, internal consistency...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age of 65 years and older with community-dwelling in Taoyuan and Hsinchu city, Miaoli county
- Communicate with Mandarin, Taiwanese, or Hakka
- Agreement to participant the frailty screening three times within half a year after explanation, and have signed an informed consent.
Exclusion
- Living in a hospital or nursing home.
- Dementia.
- Bedridden or terminal illness.
- Taking drugs for Alzheimer's disease or antidepressant drugs.
- Stroke or upper or lower limb surgery in the past three months.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 2 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
110 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04835090
Start Date
March 2 2021
End Date
November 1 2021
Last Update
April 8 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Wei Gong Memorial Hospital
Toufen Township, Taiwan, 35159