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Effect of discharge planning rooted in the integrated care for older people concept on the maintenance of intrinsic capacity in elderly adults

Effect of discharge planning rooted in the integrated care for older people concept on the maintenance of intrinsic capacity in elderly adults

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN31570632
Enrollment
112
Registered
2026-07-17
Start date
2023-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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Conditions

Intervention and maintenance research on intrinsic capacity decline of elderly geriatric inpatients Other

Interventions

This study is a prospective randomized controlled trial. 112 elderly inpatients were randomly assigned through the SAS 9.4 software. The sealed and opaque envelopes were used to conceal the results of

Sponsors

Ningbo University Affiliated Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to 88 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age =65 years 2. Hospitalised in the department of geriatrics 3. Adequate communication abilities to cooperate with surveys and related assessments 4. Provision of written informed consent and voluntary participation 5. Expected survival time >6 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. End-stage disease with an expected survival time =6 months 2. Acute and critical conditions 3. Severe dementia or severe disability precluding completion of the assessments

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Total intrinsic capacity score at 3 months after discharge measured using a five-point comprehensive scoring system, based on the five internal capability dimensions of the WHO (the higher the total score of internal capabilities, the more severe the degree of decline), at baseline and 3 months after discharge

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactMin Zhao
minzhao46_zm@163.com+86 13819421392

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026