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New study tests tool to spot High-Risk ICU seniors

NCT ID NCT07007156

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Completed
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Stopped early
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study is testing whether the NECPAL scale can help predict which older adults (75+) admitted to the ICU are more likely to die within 90 days. Researchers will follow 199 patients and compare those with a positive NECPAL result to those without. The goal is to improve care planning, not to test a treatment.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If successful, this could help doctors identify older ICU patients who may need extra care or palliative support early on.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The scale may not accurately predict outcomes for all patients, and results may not apply to other hospitals.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 199 people

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

Started

Jun 2025

Expected to finish

Jan 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

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

Who is studied

Patients aged 75 years or older who are admitted to an ICU

Ages

75 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Patients who meet all of the following inclusion criteria may be included in the study: * Men and women aged 75 years or older. * Admission to the ICU of the study center. * Legal capacity to provide informed consent. * Signed informed consent for study inclusion, either by the participant or their legal representative. Exclusion Criteria: Participants who meet any of the following exclusion criteria may not be included in the study: -Death within the first 24 hours of ICU admission.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute disease

As listed by the trial registrant

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Acute disease

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CSAPG

    RECRUITING

    Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, 08800, Spain

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