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DeathNCT01346111

Multicenter Study of Generation Comorbidity Score

An observational study of Death, run by Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires at 5 sites in Argentina.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of the study is to generate and valid a co-morbidity score with updated definitions and suitable for use in Argentina in both public and private settings. These tools would allow us to compare different populations in Argentina adjusting for comorbidities. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 17 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Death
How many people
2,640 participants
Where
5 sitesArgentina
Study dates
Apr 2009to Dec 2014
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 17 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Adults, who were admitted to hospital for a non programme admission, medical or surgical admission

Who may be able to join

  • Adult 17 older
  • admitted to hospital within 72 hours of admission
  • non programed admission

Who cannot join

  • negative to participate
  • 72 hs mortality expected
  • obstetrics admissions

Trial locations and contacts

5 sites in 1 country.

5 sites in 1 country

Argentina5 sites
  • Hospital Complejo Médico de la Policía Federal Argentina Churruca-Visca

    Buenos Aires, 1181

  • Hospital General de Agudos Vélez Sarfield

    Buenos Aires, 1181

  • Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

    Buenos Aires, 1181

  • Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos Piñeyro

    Junín, Buenos Aires, 1181

  • Hospital Lagomaggiore

    Mendoza

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About this study

Official title: Multicenter Study for the Generation of a Score of Comorbidities

The purpose of the study is to generate and valid a co-morbidity score with updated definitions and suitable for use in Argentina in both public and private settings. These tools would allow us to compare different populations in Argentina adjusting for comorbidities. Also, this would potentially help attending physicians and health administrators.

Read the detailed description

The investigators will generate a co-morbidity score, perform the score validation and generate an online calculator for the score (open access).

Finally, a score validation for extreme values of score will be performed to ensure representativeness of these patients.

Conditions
Death
Medical subject headings
Death

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT01346111
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
generation cohortIncluded 5 hospitals from Buenos Aires, Argentina

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. generate a co-morbidity score

    Generate a co-morbidity score that measures the weight for individuals morbidities with respect to death.

    Measured: 12 months follow up

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted2 May 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2009
  3. Primary completionJul 2014
  4. Study completionDec 2014

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
2,640 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01346111
Sponsor's protocol ID
1385
Status last verified
Aug 2019
First submitted
29 Apr 2011
Last updated
13 Aug 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Death, run by Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires at 5 sites in Argentina.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Aug 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 5 sites in Argentina. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

generate a co-morbidity score (time frame: 12 months follow up). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Aug 2019.

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