Disability PhysicalNCT06082908
Geriatric Syndrome in Nursing Home Residents
An observational study of Disability Physical, run by Giresun University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Disability in daily living activities (ADL) is a typical issue among nursing care residents. The goal of this study was to look at the geriatric syndromes that cause incapacity in nursing home residents. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 65 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Disability Physical
- What is being tested?
- Diagnostic test
- How many people
- 124 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 Jun 2022to 25 Apr 2023
- 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 65 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Older adult
Study population: This cross-sectional study was conducted in nursing homes located in two cities.
Who may be able to join
- age over 65
- staying in a nursing home for at least 12 months
- consent to participate in the study were the inclusion criteria.
Who cannot join
- people who were mentally unable to answer questions,
- people who were hospitalized
- people who had severe hearing or vision problems that made it hard to communicate
- people who took benzodiazepines or psychotropic drugs that made it hard to walk or balance
- people who had fractures or endoprostheses in any part of their bodies.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Predictors of the Disability in Nursing Home Residents: a Descriptive Study
Disability in daily living activities (ADL) is a typical issue among nursing care residents. The goal of this study was to look at the geriatric syndromes that cause incapacity in nursing home residents.
Read the detailed description
More often than not, people who live in nursing homes can't move out. One of the main reasons they leave their own home is to lose their freedom. Nursing homes also have a lot of people with geriatric diseases like cognitive impairment, balance problems, urinary incontinence, and disability. But it's not known what role geriatric syndromes play in ADL impairment. To come up with good ways to treat geriatric syndromes, which are the main causes of ADL disability in nursing home patients, we need to know more about them. So, the point of this study was to look into geriatric syndromes that are linked to disability and find out what causes disability in nursing home patients.
- Conditions
- Disability Physical
- Being tested
- Diagnostic test
- Keywords
- geriatric assessment, activities of daily living, nutritional deficiency, functional dependence, urinary incontinence
- Medical subject headings
- Malnutrition, Urinary Incontinence
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Diagnostic testDiagnostic test
Subjective and objective measurement will be performed in older adults.
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
frailty
FRAIL includes five items that evaluate ambulation, weight loss, fatigue, diseases, and resistance.
Each item receives a value of 0 or 1, for a total score ranging from 0 (best) to 5 (worst). A score of 3 shows frailty, a score of 1-2 indicates prefrailty, and a score of 0 indicates robustness.
Measured: 5 minute
disability
The Barthel Index (BI) was used to determine the level of disability in ADL. The indicator has a maximum total score of 100, indicating that the individual is entirely autonomous in all physical functions. The lowest possible score is 0; this indicates that the individual is entirely dependent.
Measured: 5 minute
Secondary outcomes (1)
sarcopenia
The SARC-F questionnaire was used to assess the risk of sarcopenia. The indicator has a maximum total score of 100, indicating that the individual is entirely autonomous in all physical functions. The lowest possible score is 0; this indicates that the individual is entirely dependent.
Measured: 5 minute
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 Oct 2023
- Study start1 Jun 2022
- Primary completion30 Dec 2022
- Study completion25 Apr 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Disability PhysicalStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 124 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Giresun University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ulkukezbansahin, Giresun University
- Investigators
- ULKU K SAHIN, PhD, Principal investigator, Giresun University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06082908
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Nursing home
- Status last verified
- Oct 2023
- First submitted
- 9 Oct 2023
- Last updated
- 13 Jun 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: The datasets generated during and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Publications
Vermeulen J, Neyens JC, van Rossum E, Spreeuwenberg MD, de Witte LP. Predicting ADL disability in community-dwelling elderly people using physical frailty indicators: a systematic review. BMC Geriatr. 2011 Jul 1;11:33. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-11-33.
PubMed 21722355Jenkins KR, Fultz NH. Functional impairment as a risk factor for urinary incontinence among older Americans. Neurourol Urodyn. 2005;24(1):51-5. doi: 10.1002/nau.20089.
PubMed 15578629
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 Jun 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Predictors of the Disability in Nursing Home Residents: a Descriptive Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06082908
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Nursing home
- Conditions
- Disability Physical
- Keywords
- geriatric assessment, activities of daily living, nutritional deficiency, functional dependence, urinary incontinence
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 124 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Giresun UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jun 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Dec 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 25 Apr 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 13 Oct 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Disability in daily living activities (ADL) is a typical issue among nursing care residents. The goal of this study was to look at the geriatric syndromes that cause incapacity in nursing home residents.
Detailed description
More often than not, people who live in nursing homes can't move out. One of the main reasons they leave their own home is to lose their freedom. Nursing homes also have a lot of people with geriatric diseases like cognitive impairment, balance problems, urinary incontinence, and disability. But it's not known what role geriatric syndromes play in ADL impairment. To come up with good ways to treat geriatric syndromes, which are the main causes of ADL disability in nursing home patients, we need to know more about them. So, the point of this study was to look into geriatric syndromes that are linked to disability and find out what causes disability in nursing home patients.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 65 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Older adult
- Study population
- This cross-sectional study was conducted in nursing homes located in two cities.
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- age over 65
- staying in a nursing home for at least 12 months
- consent to participate in the study were the inclusion criteria.
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- people who were mentally unable to answer questions,
- people who were hospitalized
- people who had severe hearing or vision problems that made it hard to communicate
- people who took benzodiazepines or psychotropic drugs that made it hard to walk or balance
- people who had fractures or endoprostheses in any part of their bodies.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic testSubjective and objective measurement will be performed in older adults. | Diagnostic test | – |
Primary outcome
frailty
Time frame: 5 minute
FRAIL includes five items that evaluate ambulation, weight loss, fatigue, diseases, and resistance. Each item receives a value of 0 or 1, for a total score ranging from 0 (best) to 5 (worst). A score of 3 shows frailty, a score of 1-2 indicates prefrailty, and a score of 0 indicates robustness.
disability
Time frame: 5 minute
The Barthel Index (BI) was used to determine the level of disability in ADL. The indicator has a maximum total score of 100, indicating that the individual is entirely autonomous in all physical functions. The lowest possible score is 0; this indicates that the individual is entirely dependent.
1 secondary outcome
sarcopenia
Time frame: 5 minute
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 Jun 2025.
- Results publication: PubMed 21722355Vermeulen J, Neyens JC, van Rossum E, Spreeuwenberg MD, de Witte LP. Predicting ADL disability in community-dwelling elderly people using physical frailty indicators: a systematic review. BMC Geriatr. 2011 Jul 1;11:33. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-11-33.
- Results publication: PubMed 15578629Jenkins KR, Fultz NH. Functional impairment as a risk factor for urinary incontinence among older Americans. Neurourol Urodyn. 2005;24(1):51-5. doi: 10.1002/nau.20089.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. The datasets generated during and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
ULKU K SAHIN, PhD principal investigator
Giresun University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Disability Physical, run by Giresun University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
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 5 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 Jun 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). 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?
frailty (time frame: 5 minute). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06082908, which also lists 2 linked publications.
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 Jun 2025.