Simple screening could help older veterans stay independent longer
NCT ID NCT06404970
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a low-burden screening tool to help doctors identify and manage functional impairment and frailty in veterans aged 60 and older. The goal is to improve quality of life and independence by catching problems early. Researchers will measure how well clinics adopt the screening and whether it leads to better referrals for support services.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PACT Functional Status Screening Initiative
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help older veterans maintain independence and improve quality of life by catching functional decline early.
- What could go wrong
- This is an implementation study, not a treatment trial. Success depends on how well clinics adopt the screening, and it may not work in all settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 10,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Veteran * \>60 years old * Seen in Veterans Health Administration primary care after implementation begins Exclusion Criteria: * Non-Veteran * \<60 years old * Not seen in Veterans Health Administration primary care
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-4551, United States
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