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Registration number
ACTRN12623000607673
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
24/05/2023
Date registered
2/06/2023
Date last updated
2/06/2023
Date data sharing statement initially provided
2/06/2023
Type of registration
Retrospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
What knowledge, practices and attitudes do proceduralist medical staff have with relation to assessment of older people for frailty and cognitive impairment? A cross sectional survey of medical staff in a surgical unit of a quaternary hospital.
Scientific title
What knowledge, practices and attitudes do proceduralist medical staff have with relation to assessment of older people for frailty and cognitive impairment? A cross sectional survey of medical staff in a surgical unit of a quaternary hospital.
Secondary ID [1] 309738 0
none
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
frailty 330133 0
cognitive impairment 330134 0
elective surgery 330135 0
Condition category
Condition code
Surgery 327013 327013 0 0
Other surgery
Public Health 327014 327014 0 0
Health service research

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
Patient registry
False
Target follow-up duration
Target follow-up type
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
This is a prospective survey of doctors working in a quaternary referral hospital, who are involved in assessment of older patients prior to surgery. This will be collected once and the survey takes 5-10 minutes to complete.
Intervention code [1] 326177 0
Not applicable
Comparator / control treatment
None
Control group
Uncontrolled

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 334874 0
Measurement of the knowledge of doctors assessing older patients for frailty and cognitive impairment prior to surgery. This is a composite primary outcome using study-specific questions with Likert-type responses
Timepoint [1] 334874 0
After 50-100 respondents have completed the survey, approx 1 month after release of the survey to staff on 10/5/23
Secondary outcome [1] 422307 0
Assessment of the barriers and potential facilitators to assessment of older patients for frailty and cognitive impairment prior to surgery. This is a composite secondary outcome using a study-specific questions with Likert-type responses
Timepoint [1] 422307 0
After 50-100 respondents have completed the survey, approx 1 month after its release on 10/5/23

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Doctors working in units that assess older patients prior to procedures, at Austin Health.
Minimum age
24 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
Key exclusion criteria
The survey is designed for the above group. Doctors in other units, and other health care staff, have not been invited to respond to this particular study.

Study design
Purpose
Natural history
Duration
Cross-sectional
Selection
Defined population
Timing
Prospective
Statistical methods / analysis
Descriptive statistics of responses to survey.

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Recruiting
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
10/05/2023
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
16/06/2023
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
16/06/2023
Actual
Sample size
Target
100
Accrual to date
63
Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
VIC
Recruitment hospital [1] 24797 0
Austin Health - Austin Hospital - Heidelberg
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 40440 0
3084 - Heidelberg

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 313926 0
Hospital
Name [1] 313926 0
Austin Hospital
Country [1] 313926 0
Australia
Primary sponsor type
Hospital
Name
Austin Hospital
Address
145 Studley Rd, Heidelberg, Victoria, 3o84
Country
Australia
Secondary sponsor category [1] 315790 0
None
Name [1] 315790 0
Address [1] 315790 0
Country [1] 315790 0

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Ethics committee name [1] 313072 0
Austin Health Human Research Ethics Committee
Ethics committee address [1] 313072 0
145 Studley Rd, Heidelberg Vic 3o84
Ethics committee country [1] 313072 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 313072 0
07/04/2023
Approval date [1] 313072 0
09/05/2023
Ethics approval number [1] 313072 0
HREC/97396/Austin-2023

Summary
Brief summary
The average age of patients presenting for elective surgery is increasing. Frailty and cognitive impairment are two common conditions that can predict poor outcomes in surgery, however these conditions are not screened for. We are running a survey to explore what surgical doctors understand about frailty and cognitive impairment in surgical patients, and what the potential barriers and facilitators are to assessing patients for these conditions.
Trial website
none
Trial related presentations / publications
none as yet
Public notes
none

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 126894 0
Dr Cilla Haywood
Address 126894 0
Austin Health, 145 Studley Rd, Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084
Country 126894 0
Australia
Phone 126894 0
+61394962331
Fax 126894 0
Email 126894 0
cilla.haywood@austin.org.au
Contact person for public queries
Name 126895 0
Dr Cilla Haywood
Address 126895 0
Austin Health, 145 Studley Rd, Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084
Country 126895 0
Australia
Phone 126895 0
+61394962331
Fax 126895 0
Email 126895 0
cilla.haywood@austin.org.au
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 126896 0
Dr Cilla Haywood
Address 126896 0
Austin Health, 145 Studley Rd, Heidelberg, Vic, 3084
Country 126896 0
Australia
Phone 126896 0
+61394962331
Fax 126896 0
Email 126896 0
cilla.haywood@austin.org.au

Data sharing statement
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available (including data dictionaries)?
No
No/undecided IPD sharing reason/comment


What supporting documents are/will be available?

Doc. No.TypeCitationLinkEmailOther DetailsAttachment
19247Other    Survey 385959-(Uploaded-24-05-2023-20-36-16)-Study-related document.docx



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