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Comparison of Preoperative Frailty Assessment Tools

NCT06889545 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 584

Last updated 2025-04-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Frailty is a significant risk factor for postoperative complications and functional decline. Preoperative assessment of frailty is therefore recommended in all older adults. However, despite the availability of many frailty tools, few have been tested in the preoperative setting and there is little comparison of their predictive value in identifying patients at risk. The aim of this study is to investigate which of the following instruments for determining frailty has the highest predictive power with regard to the occurrence of postoperative complications: Risk Analysis Index, Clinical Frailty Scale, the Groningen Frailty Indicator, the Edmonton Frail Scale and the LUCAS-FI. The aim of this research project is to identify a suitable frailty instrument for preoperative risk stratification of older patients during the premedication visit.

Conditions

  • Frailty
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Frailty/Sarcopenia

Interventions

OTHER

Assessment of frailty using multiple tools

This is an observational study without any intervention. Frailty is assessed using multiple tools and postoperative outcome is compared.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dr. Cynthia Olotu, MD · University Medical Centre Hamburg

Eligibility

Min Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-15
Primary Completion
2027-04-01
Completion
2027-10-01

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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