Frailty score predicts quality of life after emergency heart surgery in people 75 and older

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This interventional study examines if the Clinical Frailty Scale measured before surgery can forecast the loss or preservation of quality-adjusted life years one year after emergency cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass in adults aged 75 and older. Data are collected during the anesthesia consult, including the CFS and a standardized quality-of-life measure (EuroQoL 5D-5L). The trial focuses on elderly patients undergoing immediate or urgent CPB surgery, aiming to inform decisions and care planning in high-risk cases. The initiative acknowledges the growing use of CPB in the oldest populations and seeks to improve understanding of long-term outcomes beyond short-term mortality. Phone-based follow-ups are used to collect outcomes related to quality of life and survival.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients aged ≥ 75 years who are affiliated with or beneficiaries of a social security scheme and undergoing emergency cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass, either immediate or urgent (relative) :

  * Immediate emergency surgery: intervention performed before the start of the next working day following the decision to operate,
  * Urgent (relative) emergency surgery: patients not admitted electively for surgery but requiring an intervention during the current hospital stay for medical reasons, and who cannot be discharged without undergoing a definitive procedure

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients requiring preoperative cardiopulmonary resuscitation
* Scheduled (elective) surgery
* Lack of informed consent
* Impaired consciousness at the time of inclusion (defined by a Glasgow Coma Scale score \< 15)
* Individuals under legal guardianship or judicial protection
* Individuals participating in another interventional research protocol

Where it's running

• University Hospital, Bordeaux
  Bordeaux, France, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Simon CARRE, MD — University Hospital, Bordeaux
• Study coordinator: Simon CARRE, MD
• Email: simon.carre@chu-bordeaux.fr
• Phone: 0556795679

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.