The Effect of Teleconsultation, on the Reversibility of Frailty in Geriatric Patients Post Hospitalization
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Conditions studied: Prefrail Elderly, Frail Elderly
In brief
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a structured tele-consultation program, delivered 3 times over 12 weeks, can improve (reverse) frailty in geriatric patients recently discharged from the hospital. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does structured tele-consultation covering physical exercise, nutrition, and home care education change health behavior in older adults after hospital discharge? * Does this change in health behavior lead to improvement in frailty, as measured by Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) score? * Does this change in health behavior lead to improvement in frailty, as measured by decreased interleukin-6 (IL-6) and myostatin levels and increased albumin levels? * Does this change in health behavior lead to improvement in frailty, as measured by increased hand grip strength? Researchers will compare participants receiving structured tele-consultation (delivered 3 times over 12 weeks) to participants receiving usual care to see if tele-consultation leads to greater improvement in health behavior and frailty status. Participants will: * Undergo baseline assessment of CFS score, hand grip strength, and blood sampling for IL-6, albumin, and myostatin shortly after hospital discharge * Be randomly assigned to receive either structured tele-consultation (3 sessions over 12 weeks, covering physical exercise, nutrition, and home care education) or usual care * Undergo repeat assessment of health behavior, CFS score, hand grip strength, and the same blood markers at the end of the 12-week period
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07712276
- Run by
- Indonesia University
- People needed
- 116
- Starts
- 2026-08-03
- Expected to finish
- 2027-08-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-07-22
Who can join
Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 60 years or older
- Approved for hospital discharge
- Diagnosed with pre-frailty or frailty
- Access to a mobile phone, tablet, or laptop
You may not qualify if…
- Unwilling to participate in the study
- Depression, as indicated by a Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) score ≥10, assessed at the time of discharge
- Moderate to severe cognitive impairment, as indicated by a Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Indonesian version (MoCA-INA) score <26, assessed at the time of discharge
- Severe frailty, as indicated by a Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) score >8
- Liver cirrhosis
- Chronic kidney disease stage 4 or higher
- Stage 4 malignancy
Where it is running
- Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital — Jakarta, Central Jakarta, Indonesia
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