Status:
COMPLETED
Outcomes That Matter and Questionnaires for Older People With Frailty
Lead Sponsor:
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Exeter
Conditions:
Frailty
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Brief Summary
The goal of this qualitative study is to investigate what matters to older people living with frailty, and how this can be measured using questionnaires (Patient Reported Outcome Measures, or "PROMs")...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Over the age of 65
- Indication of frailty in one of the following ways:
- Clinical diagnosis of frailty
- Assessment of at least "4" on the Clinical Frailty Scale by a healthcare professional
- Having mental capacity to consent to participate as defined under the Mental Capacity Act (2005). This will be assessed in the telephone conversation prior to the interview by a researcher who has received Mental Capacity training
- Available to be interviewed by face-to-face interview at the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Exeter Clinical Research Facility or as a home visit, or as an online meeting
Exclusion
- Not able to participate in face-to-face interview or use video call technology
- Not assessed as frail
- Not able to express thoughts and opinions in sufficient depth for analysis, even with facilitation by a relative or carer. This will be assessed in the telephone conversation with the researcher prior to the interview.
- Lacking capacity to consent to participate as defined under the Mental Capacity Act (2005). An individual would be unable to participate if they cannot:
- Understand the information relevant to the decision of participating
- Retain that information
- Use or weigh up that information as part of the process of deciding whether to participate
- Communicate their decision to other people
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 18 2023
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 22 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
15 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06099691
Start Date
December 18 2023
End Date
March 22 2024
Last Update
March 27 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Royal Devon Hospital
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom, EX2 5DW