Study of Functional Decline and Care Pathways in Neurosurgical Patients Over 65 Years of Age

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Conditions studied: Ageing and Geriatric Health

In brief

The GENEUS 1 study addresses this gap by characterizing the real-world profiles, outcomes, and care pathways of adults aged 65 years and older hospitalized in neurosurgery across France, Spain, and Portugal. This project represents the first multicentre, transnational initiative to integrate geriatric principles into neurosurgical practice and to evaluate both clinical and economic outcomes in this population.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07506941

Run by

University Hospital, Toulouse

People needed

209

Starts

2026-04-01

Expected to finish

2027-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-02

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age ≥ 65 years at the time of admission Admission to a neurosurgery department in one of the participating centres (France, Spain, or Portugal), Affiliation with a national health-insurance or equivalent system Feasibility of follow-up at 3 months, Consent/non-opposition for the study

You may not qualify if…

• Terminal illness (neurosurgical or not) with an estimated life expectancy of < 3 months.
• Loss of autonomy prior to admission, established as ADL < 3. For a patient admitted to the emergency hospital, ask him (or his caregiver) about his functional abilities before his condition deteriorated.
• Legal protection status (guardianship, trusteeship, or judicial protection) when such status prevents lawful consent or non-opposition.
• Participation in another interventional clinical study whose procedures or follow-up could interfere with GENEUS 1 objectives or endpoints.
• Severe cognitive or communication impairment

Where it is running

• Limoges University Hospital — Limoges, France
• CUF Descobertas — Lisbon, Portugal
• ULS Santa Maria — Lisbon, Portugal
• Hospital General Universitario Alicante — Alicante, Spain
• Complexo Hospitalario De Ourense — Ourense, Spain
• Navarrabiomed — Pamplona, Spain

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