Status:
COMPLETED
Inter-rater Reliability of the Clinical Frailty Scale in a Swedish Emergency Department Setting
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Linkoeping
Conditions:
Frailty
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Brief Summary
Frailty is a common clinical syndrome in older adults, which may be assessed through various assessment tools. One frequently used tool is the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) which potentially can be ado...
Detailed Description
The CFS is introduced and tested as part of a quality-improvement process regarding elderly people within the Emergency departments (EDs) of Region Östergötland (Östergötland County) in Sweden. CFS i...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Health-care professionals:
- \- Working in the ED, as part of the emergency-care team that are responsible for a patient ≥65 years
- Patients:
- \- ≥65 years
Exclusion
- Health care professionals:
- \- Unwilling to provide informed consent
- Patients:
- \- ≤65 years
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 3 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 31 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04869878
Start Date
May 3 2021
End Date
October 31 2021
Last Update
November 15 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Akutmottagningen US Östergötland
Linköping, Östergötland County, Sweden, 58185