Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03168204
Evaluating the Efficacy of a Detection and Prevention Program for Frail Community-dwelling Older Adults
Study Protocol of the D-SCOPE Project With a Randomized Controlled Trial, Evaluating the Efficacy of a Detection and Prevention Program for Frail Community-dwelling Older Adults
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 869 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 60 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The evaluation of a detection and prevention program which aims to create a continuum of care and support for frail community-dwelling older people (from early detection, over intervention, to follow-up). First, the program aims to develop methods to easily, accurately and timely detect and prevent a negative frailty-balance in older people. Second, the study aims to improve the quality and efficacy of care and support given to frail community-dwelling older people.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Tailored care and support | Offering tailored care and support whereby the competences, strengths and resources of the older person are taken into account.The intervention will be an enhancement of usual care and will depend on the availability of the municipality, and could be formal (i.e., home care) or informal (e.g. activities of an older adult's association). |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2017-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2018-04-30
- Completion
- 2018-06-30
- First posted
- 2017-05-30
- Last updated
- 2019-04-25
Locations
3 sites across 1 country: Belgium
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03168204. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.