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COMPLETEDNCT03721471

Outcome of Very Old Patients Admitted for Elective Major Surgery, the Effect of Frailty

The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of frailty in patients ≥ 80 years admitted for elective major abdominal surgery.

Lead sponsor: Haukeland University Hospital•1 locations•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Lead Sponsor

Haukeland University Hospital

Patients ≥ 80 years admitted for elective major abdominal surgery will be asked to participate in this study where frailty will be scored using the Clinical Frailty Scale and by measuring hand-grip-strength. Primary outcome is mortality at 30 days, 90 days and 1 year.

Age

80 - No limit years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Inclusion Criteria

•age 80 years or above
•elective abdominal surgery
•informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

•age less than 80 years
•emergency surgery
•palliative surgery ( e.g performing entero-enteroanastomosis to relieve obstruction)

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Data from ClinicalTrials.govLast updated on ClinicalTrials.gov: October 4, 2024Terms

Trial snapshot

StatusCOMPLETED

Phase—

Enrollment144

Start dateOct 2018

Last updatedOct 4, 2024

Condition

Frail Elderly Syndrome Surgery--Complications

Locations shown

Haukeland University Hospital

Bergen

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This clinical trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

ClinicalTrials.gov last update: October 4, 2024Data synced to Clareo: May 10, 2026

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