The Relationship Between Preoperative Anxiety Level and Frailty Score in Elderly Patients Scheduled for Elective Hip Arthroplasty: A Prospective Observational Study

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Conditions studied: Fraility, Anxiety, Preoperative, Hip Arthroplasty

In brief

Frailty is a state of vulnerability resulting from decreased physiological reserve across multiple organ systems, impairing an individual's ability to withstand stressors. As the elderly population grows worldwide, the proportion of older adults undergoing surgical procedures continues to rise, and frailty is expected to become increasingly prevalent among surgical candidates. Anxiety is one of the most common psychiatric conditions, affecting approximately one in three individuals globally. Preoperative anxiety may negatively influence surgical outcomes, particularly in older and more vulnerable patients. This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the relationship between preoperative anxiety level and frailty score in elderly patients aged 65 years and older scheduled for elective hip arthroplasty. Frailty will be assessed using the FRAIL Scale (Fatigue, Resistance, Ambulation, Illness, Loss of Weight), and anxiety will be measured using the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A). Secondary outcomes include the prevalence of frailty and anxiety, the effect of frailty on length of hospital stay, postoperative intensive care unit admission rates, and the relationship between frailty and preoperative laboratory and hemodynamic parameters.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07633483

Run by

Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital

People needed

142

Starts

2024-12-01

Expected to finish

2026-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-08

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients of both sexes aged 65 years and older
• Patients with ASA physical status classification I, II, or III scheduled for elective hip arthroplasty
• Patients who voluntarily agree to participate in the study
• Patients with intact orientation and sufficient cooperation for assessment

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with ASA physical status classification IV or V
• Patients who refuse to participate in the study
• Patients with impaired orientation or insufficient cooperation for assessment
• Patients scheduled for emergency surgery
• Patients to be operated during an active intensive care unit admission

Where it is running

• Basaksehir Çam Ve Sakura City Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye — Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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