Clinical trial NCT04139837: Frailty in Daily Practice: Screening, Consultation and Education Activities
Official title: Frailty in Daily Practice: Screening, Consultation and Education Activities
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Frailty
Lead sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-10-25
Enrollment: 5951
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: People aged 50 years or older will be identified in community facilities (e.g., neighbourhood elderly centre, social centre for the elderly).

Brief summary: The present study is designed to to estimate the prevalence of frailty and pre-frailty and their associated factors in community-dwelling populations aged 50 years and above in Hong Kong, and to explore the views of participants taking part in a community health talks or activities on frailty about what the participants felt or had gained from participating, concerns, and suggestions for change or improvement.

A survey of 15000 people aged 50 years or older identified in community facilities will be conducted. The participants will be invited to their affiliated centres for a brief screening using the FRAIL scale and assessment. A series of community health talks or activities on frailty will be offered to the participants based on the frailty status.Questionnaire and screening tools will be administered by trained researchers.

Detailed description: A 30-month community survey will be conducted, and the survey will be divided into three phases, namely study preparation and subject recruitment (6 months), data collection (18 months), and data entry and analysis (6 months).

A survey of 15000 people aged 50 years or older identified in community facilities (e.g., neighbourhood elderly centre, social centre for the elderly) will be conducted. The participants will be invited to their affiliated centres for a brief screening using the FRAIL scale and assessment. A series of community health talks or activities on frailty will be offered to the participants based on the frailty status. Questionnaire and screening tools will be administered by trained researchers.

The primary outcome will be the prevalence of frailty and pre-frailty. Secondary outcomes will cover physical performance measures including hand-grip strength and 5-chair stand test. Anthropometric and demographic data will also be collected using standardized methods and questionnaires respectively.

Views of participants taking part in a community health talks or activities on frailty about what the participants felt or had gained from participating, concerns, and suggestions for change or improvement will be explored by client satisfaction questionnaires.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* People aged 50 years or older
* Chinese origin
* Normally reside in Hong Kong
* Could speak and understand Chinese
* Willing to follow the study procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

-Live in a residential aged care facility

Primary outcomes:
measure: Frailty status
timeFrame: 1 day (Once only at screening)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Handgrip strength
timeFrame: 1 day (Once only at screening)
measure: 5 chair stands
timeFrame: 1 day (Once only at screening)
Other outcomes:
measure: Weight
timeFrame: 1 day (Once only at screening)
measure: Height
timeFrame: 1 day (Once only at screening)
measure: Waist circumference
timeFrame: 1 day (Once only at screening)
measure: Systolic blood pressure
timeFrame: 1 day (Once only at screening)
measure: Diastolic blood pressure
timeFrame: 1 day (Once only at screening)
Locations:
city: Hong Kong
country: China
facility: Chinese University of Hong Kong
Study officials:
affiliation: Chinese University of Hong Kong
name: Jean Woo, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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