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NCT07712276
The Effect of Teleconsultation, on the Reversibility of Frailty in Geriatric Patients Post Hospitalization
Conditions: Prefrail Elderly, Frail Elderly
Sex: All
Ages: 60 Years – N/A
Healthy volunteers: No
Phase: NA
Enrollment: 116
Sponsor: Indonesia University
Location: Cipto Mangumkusumo Hospital Jakarta Central Jakarta
Summary
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
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 60 years or older
* Approved for hospital discharge
* Diagnosed with pre-frailty or frailty
* Access to a mobile phone, tablet, or laptop
Exclusion Criteria:
* 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 \8
* Liver cirrhosis
* Chronic kidney disease stage 4 or higher
* Stage 4 malignancy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07712276). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.