Screening of Psycho-Cognitive Troubles in Elderly Patients - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Information provided by:	Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00831805

Purpose

The main objective of the study is to assess the rate of patients with psycho-cognitive troubles among hospitalised elderly patients.

Condition
Psycho-Cognitive Troubles

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Ecologic or Community, Prospective
Official Title:	Impact of a Geriatric Mobile Unit on the Screening of Psycho-Cognitive Troubles in Internal Medicine Departments and Circumstances of Calling in This Unit.

Further study details as provided by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris:

Primary Outcome Measures:

rate of patients with psycho-cognitive troubles among hospitalised elderly patients [ Time Frame: 1 day ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

rates of patients with psycho-cognitive troubles 1) when the geriatrics mobile unit is involved in the screening of these troubles and 2) when it is not; and comparison of these rates [ Time Frame: 1 day ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
comparison of the rates of diagnosed dementia among 300 hospitalised patients, between 2006 and 2008 (before and after the creation of the geriatric mobile unit) [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Estimated Enrollment:	350
Study Start Date:	December 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date:	July 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	June 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Detailed Description:

It also aims to assess this rate among patients 1) when the geriatrics mobile unit is involved in the screening of these troubles and 2) when it is not. All the patients (75 and older) hospitalised in the internal medicine department of a suburban Parisian hospital are included in the study and their psycho-cognitive functions assessed by a geriatrics physician, using 3 validated tests. The result of this screening provides the rate of psycho-cognitive troubles among patients that would not have been tested by a geriatrics physician in usual care. It assesses the interest of a systematic evaluation of elderly patients by the geriatric mobile unit.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	75 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

elderly patients hospitalised in the internal medicine department of a suburban Parisian hopital

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

patients aged 75 years old or more
hospitalised in internal medicine

Exclusion Criteria:

patient confused (interference with the assessment of psycho-cognitive functions)
diagnosis of dementia at admission
refusal of the patient or close relative for participating in the study
poor understanding of French language
hospitalisation for less than 3 nights

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00831805

Contacts

Contact: Laurence Salomon, MD, PhD	00 33 1 47 60 67 27	laurence.salomon@lmr.aphp.fr
Contact: Lucia Lopes	00 33 1 47 60 65 29

Locations

France
Hopital Louis Mourier, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris	Recruiting
Colombes, France, 92700
Contact: Laurence Salomon
Sub-Investigator: Pascale Codis, MD

Sponsors and Collaborators

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Philippe Charru, MD

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Louis Mourier Hospital ( Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris )
Study ID Numbers:	ID RCB : 2008-A01107-48
Study First Received:	December 8, 2008
Last Updated:	April 1, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00831805 History of Changes
Health Authority:	France: Ministry of Health

Keywords provided by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris:

geriatrics
psycho-cognitive troubles
elderly
mobile unit
elderly patients

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 03, 2009