Status:
RECRUITING
Update on the Detection of Frailty in Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
Universidad Europea de Madrid
Conditions:
Strength
Quality of Life
Eligibility:
All Genders
62+ years
Brief Summary
The main objective is to update the diagnostic assessment of frailty by correlating several variables with the ultrasound image of the frail elderly patient. Secondarily, the investigators intend to ...
Detailed Description
The present cohort study will be conducted in 500 older adults diagnosed with frailty. The correlation of the demographic variables, physical functionality tests and psychoemotional constructs that w...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- A diagnosis of signs and symptoms of frailty by a geriatric physician in the research group will be used as the primary inclusion criterion. Frailty will be assessed and diagnosed using the frailty phenotype and the Clinical Frailty Scale.
Exclusion
- Acute myocardial infarction in the last 3 months and/or unstable angina pectoris
- Uncontrolled arrhythmia, recent thromboembolism and terminal illness.
- Patients undergoing MMII unloading or MMSS/MMII fractures in the last three months.
- Patients with a functional gait index of 1 (Inability to walk)
- Severe pain (7/10 VAS)
- Previous neuromuscular pathology presenting with weakness
- Medication that does not allow the patient's actual muscle reaction to be assessed
- Severe cognitive impairment that would prevent collaboration and understanding of the tests to be performed.
- Cardiovascularly unstable patients and uncontrolled arterial hypertension.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 20 2024
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 15 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
500 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06218121
Start Date
April 20 2024
End Date
June 15 2025
Last Update
July 9 2024
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Hospital Puerta de Hierro de Majadahonda
Madrid, Outside of the US, Spain, 28222