New study tests if frailty score can predict surgery risks in seniors
NCT ID NCT07667764
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether the P-POSSUM score, a tool used to predict surgical risks, can accurately forecast complications and death after abdominal surgery in patients aged 60 and older. Researchers will also check if adding a frailty assessment improves predictions. The study involves 3,000 patients at Bach Mai Hospital and uses existing medical records plus some new data. No new treatments are being tested.
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 lead to better risk prediction tools for older patients undergoing abdominal surgery, helping doctors identify those at higher risk for complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only tests prediction accuracy, so even if it works, it won't directly improve outcomes. Results may not apply to other hospitals or populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
Older adult patients aged 60 years or older undergoing abdominal surgery at Bach Mai Hospital. The study population includes patients identified from retrospective hospital records from January 2025 and prospectively collected data through May 2026. P-POSSUM variables, frailty-related variables, routine perioperative clinical data, postoperative complications, and treatment outcomes will be collected for prognostic evaluation.
- 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: Patients aged 60 years or older. Patients undergoing abdominal surgery at Bach Mai Hospital. Patients managed perioperatively or postoperatively by the Center for Anesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care. Patients with available perioperative clinical data required to calculate the P-POSSUM score. Patients with available baseline clinical, comorbidity, or functional status information for frailty assessment. Patients with available postoperative outcome data for assessment of complications, mortality, or treatment outcomes. Exclusion Criteria: Patients younger than 60 years. Patients not undergoing abdominal surgery. Patients undergoing minor procedures without operative severity data required for P-POSSUM calculation. Patients with missing key physiological or operative variables required to calculate the P-POSSUM score. Patients with insufficient baseline information for frailty assessment. Patients with insufficient postoperative follow-up data for outcome assessment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Hanoi, Hanoi, 00000, Vietnam
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