Investigation of the assessment of Frailty in elderly patients in a preoperative setting: a comparison of clinical assessment, physiological parameters and standardized screening procedure

Investigation of the assessment of Frailty in elderly patients in a preoperative setting: a comparison of clinical assessment, physiological parameters and standardized screening procedure - PreDF – preoperative detection of frailty in the elderly patient

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00025790

Enrollment

250

Registered

2021-12-30

Start date

2022-01-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Frailty

Interventions

Group 1: monocentric prevalence study After the study doctor has informed them about the study, the premedication interview is carried out by the anesthesiologist assigned to the premedication outpati

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

70 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: germanophone 70 years and older Presentation elective/postponed urgent* for premedication before a non-cardiosurgical operation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Emergency/ very urgent surgical indication (within 0 to 6 hours) non-German-speaking Participation in an interventional clinical study Participation in this study has already taken place (e.B. re-presentation in the event of subsequent intervention) without written declaration of consent / revocation of consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
frail - prefrail - fit	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Albumin, Kreatinin, eGFR, HbA1c, NTproBNP, Hb, HDL; ScO2, SpO2, RR, HF	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMareike Otto

Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus LübeckKlinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin

mareike.otto@uksh.de0451-50075299

Outcome results

None listed

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