Clinical trials: Emergency Geriatric Care
Cancer, Frailty
Association of ICU Admission Time, Age Stratification, and Clinical Frailty Scale With 30-Day Mortality in Geriatric Oncology Patients
Geriatric oncology patients frequently require intensive care admission and are at increased risk of adverse outcomes due to advanced age, frailty, and critical illness.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Frailty, Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT07825090
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital
Old Age, Medical Care
Risk for Short-term Adverse Events in Older Users in the Emergency Department
The study evaluates the performance criteria of abnormal PRISMA-7 score, length of stay in Emergency department and in hospital, and hospital admission in older Emergency department users.
- Conditions
- Old Age, Medical Care, Survey
- Trial name
- NCT04038983
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- Jewish General Hospital
General Surgery
Elder-friendly Approaches to the Surgical Environment (EASE) Study
The aim of this study is to examine the impact implementing an elder-friendly surgical unit has on post-operative complications, mortality and quality of life for patients ≥ 65 years old who have undergone emergency surgical care.
- Trial name
- EASE (NCT02233153)
- Testing
- Elder-Friendly Surgical Unit
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 723 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Acute Pain, Analgesics
Monitoring Side Effects Of Pain Medication Prescribing By Emergency Department In Patients Over 65
Half of the people over the age of 65 are not functioning at their optimal level because of interference from pain. > 50% of older adults had taken prescriptions of pain medication beyond a 6-month period.
- Conditions
- Acute Pain, Analgesics, Elderly
- Trial name
- MOSE65 (NCT02046681)
- Where
- 5 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria della Misericordia