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Assessing frailty to predict surgical risk: a comparative study of three tools in older non-cardiac surgery patients

Assessing frailty to predict surgical risk: a comparative study of three tools in older non-cardiac surgery patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20210706002
Enrollment
657
Registered
2021-07-06
Start date
2023-01-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Using three scales (CFS, mFI and FRAIL scale) to compare their content validity, feasibility, prevalence estimates of frailty Older adult, Frailty, CFS, MFI-11, FRAIL scale, Postoperative complications.

Interventions

Elderly patients undergoing non cardiac surgery using Clinical Frail Scale to predict postoperative complication,Elderly patients undergoing non cardiac surgery using modified Frailty Index to predict
Screening,Screening,Screening
CFS,mFI-11,FRAIL Scale

Sponsors

Faculty of Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients aged more than 60 year presenting for elective non-cardiac surgery 2.Intermediate to high-risk surgery as cardiac risk stratification for non-cardiac surgical procedures 3.Only the first operation during hospitalization

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients too unwell to complete the preoperative assessments 2.Patients receiving palliative treatment for a terminal condition.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
content validity, feasibility, prevalence estimates of frailty Preoperative period Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS),modified frailty index (mFI),FRAIL scale

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
mortality, postoperative complication 30 days postoperative period Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS),modified frailty index (mFI),FRAIL scale

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactMantana Saetang

Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University

stmantana@gmail.com0817597232

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026