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Assessing Frailty and Its Impacts on Patients Facing Major GI Surgery
Sponsor: Doncaster And Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Summary
The study team will look at 3 new tests that will make it easier to measure frailty in patients awaiting surgery for cancer and compare them against standard clinical measures of frailty in a pilot study. The expected outcome is that evidence will be collated in order to apply for a major grant to look at improving the care of frail patients with cancer in the future.
Official title: Assessing Frailty and Its Impacts in Older Patients Facing Major Gastrointestinal Surgery
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2023-08-30
Completion Date
2029-12-01
Last Updated
2024-07-08
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Frailty measure
All participants will be asked to complete baseline assessments and a blood test. 30 participants out of the 100 will be selected to wear a digital motion device before their surgery for seven days. (15 participants will be non-frail and 15 patients will be frail). Where possible, all baseline assessments will be scheduled to coincide with a routine clinic/hospital visit. The first assessment will complete functional, frailty, nutritional, and quality of life questionnaires. A blood test will be taken for baseline tests and metabolomic assessment. Participants who opt into having a digital motion device will also be shown how to use the device and will wear this for seven days. Written instructions to fit the device will also be given.
Locations (1)
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom