A Personalised Approach Utilising the Frailty Index to Empower Consumers
A Personalised Approach Utilising the Frailty Index to Empower Consumers to Make Informed Decisions About Having a Colonoscopy to Avoid Low Value Care. A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
200 participants
Aug 14, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Frailty is a common clinical syndrome in older adults that may carry an increased risk for poor health outcomes including falls, hospitalisation, and mortality. Having a colonoscopy can be associated with potential adverse outcomes in frail patients. At present, however, frailty is not routinely assessed in gastroenterological clinical practice. In a prospective randomised controlled study consenting patients over 65 years at the Princess Alexandra Hospital will receive either a) personalised (tailored) approach that includes assessment of frailty and structured information provided to the consumer or b) current standard practice in regards to having a surveillance colonoscopy to determine the effects on patient satisfaction and percentage of colonoscopies avoided.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria2
- Patients aged over 65 years of age
- Ability to understand the study instructions and answering questionnaires
Exclusion Criteria2
- Inability to consent or participate in the assessments (e.g. frailty assessment) that are required as part of this project.
- Lack of informed consent
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Interventions
Personalised (tailored) approach that includes assessment of frailty and structured information provided to the consumer
Standard care practice
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NCT05292989