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Study on How Frailty Affects Recovery After Surgery in Older Adults

ROLE OF FRAILITY IN PREDICTING POSTOPERATIVE RECOVERY: IN GERIATRIC SURGERY USING EDMONTON FRAIL SCALE AND BARTHEL INDEX - AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/09/094897
Enrollment
22
Registered
2025-09-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: R54- Age-related physical debility

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 Patients aged 60 years or older 2 Scheduled for elective general, orthopedic, or urologic surgery 3 Able to provide informed consent 4 Ambulatory and conscious at the time of preoperative assessment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Emergency surgeries 2 Patients with terminal illness 3 Patients with severe cognitive dysfunction or communication difficulties preventing assessment 4 ICU-admitted patients preoperatively

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Association between preoperative frailty (Edmonton Frail Scale) and postoperative functional recovery (Barthel Index).Timepoint: At baseline (preoperative), and at post-operative day 5 or at the time of hospital discharge (whichever occurs earlier)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactASMA KALEEM PASHA

Sapthagiri Institute Of Medical Sciences And Research Centre

narendrababuchanappa@gmail.com9900214064

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026