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Predictors of Emergency Department Use in Frail Patients

Recruitingn/aAges 65 Years - anyAllUniversity of Pisa
NCT07259499 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

When admitted to the emergency department (ED), elderly non-autonomous patients show high risk of adverse health outcomes. The prompt identification of ED use risk factors in such population is hence needed. While cognitive impairment is a known clinical risk factor, biomarkers of most prevalent dementias have been scarcely investigated as possible ED use predictors. Within this context, this prospective study aims at exploring whether plasma phospho-tau181 and cerebrovascular burden can predict ED use at 6 months in elderly non-autonomous patients, irrespective of frailty.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * fluency in Italian language, * age higher than 64 years, * loss of autonomies of daily living as assessed by the Katz Activities of Daily Living or in the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living questionnaires, * having performed routinary blood exams in the 6 months prior to recruitment * having performed head neuroimaging feasable for cerebrovascular burden assessment, i.e., Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT), in the 6 months prior to recruitment. Exclusion Criteria: * withdrawal of the informed consent
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What it tests

  • Plasma phosphorylated Tau 181
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Where

1 site
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana
Pisa, Italy
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