A Study Protocol for Research Investigating How Geriatric Risk Assessment and Shared Decision-making Conversations Affect Treatment Decisions and Quality of Life in Patients Eligible for Open-heart Surgery.
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Conditions studied: Frail Elderly Persons, Cardiac Surgery
In brief
The goal of this study is to determine whether intervention by the PRIME clinic influences cardiac treatment decisions, as well as patients quality of life and healthcare utilization. The main questions this study aims to answer are: * Does PRIME consultation influence treatment recommendations? * Does a personalized treatment plan for cardiac patients influence health-related quality of life? * Does a personalized treatment plan influence healthcare costs (in terms of quality-adjusted life years)? Participants will: * Visit the PRIME clinic once * Complete quality of life questionnaires twice * Track their healthcare usage over the course of a year and complete a corresponding questionnaire four times.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06616129
- Run by
- University Medical Center Groningen
- People needed
- 70
- Starts
- 2022-04-04
- Expected to finish
- 2025-12-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-09-27
Who can join
Age: 70 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 70 years and older
- Eligible for cardiac surgery
- Having two or more risk factors: stroke; reduced cognitive function; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); obesity; reduced left ventricular ejection fraction; renal failure; reduced mobility; cardiac reoperation; and the complexity of the procedure.
You may not qualify if…
- Unable to read or understand Dutch
Where it is running
- University Medical Center Groningen — Groningen, Provincie Groningen, Netherlands (enrolling)
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