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Can a simple frailty check predict who bounces back after cancer surgery?

NCT ID NCT07815392

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Van Training and Research Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 11, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

Researchers are studying whether frailty measured before surgery can predict how older adults recover after an operation for gastrointestinal cancer. The trial enrolls 100 people aged 60 and older who are scheduled for elective surgery. Before the operation, each participant receives two frailty assessments: the Fried Frailty Index and the Clinical Frailty Scale. The team then tracks complications, length of hospital stay, and deaths at 30 and 90 days after surgery to see how closely frailty scores match these outcomes.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If frailty scores predict who struggles after surgery, doctors could use them to tailor care and counsel older patients before an operation.
What could go wrong
This observational study cannot prove that frailty causes poor outcomes, and results from 100 patients at one hospital may not apply elsewhere.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 100 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jun 2026

Expected to finish

Jul 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a government body.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

The study population will consist of patients aged 60 years or older with gastrointestinal cancer who are scheduled to undergo elective surgery at the General Surgery Clinic of Van Training and Research Hospital. Preoperative frailty will be assessed using the Fried Frailty Index and the Clinical Frailty Scale, and participants will be followed for 90 days after surgery.

Ages

60 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 60 years or older * Diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancer * Considered operable and scheduled to undergo elective surgery * Evaluated at the General Surgery Clinic of Van Training and Research Hospital * Willing to participate and provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Younger than 60 years * Undergoing emergency surgery

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

digestive system cancer digestive system neoplasm Frailty Postoperative Complications

As listed by the trial registrant

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Frailty Gastrointestinal cancer

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Van Education and Research Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Van, Van, 65300, Turkey (Türkiye)

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