What this means
This is a plan to watch older adults with pneumonia who come to the emergency room. Researchers want to see if a frailty score predicts who does worse.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 65 and over
- Where
- 1 site
The science
- Registered title
- Frailty and Outcomes in Older Emergency Department Patients With Pneumonia
- Trial ID
- NCT07442656 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- observational
- Conditions
- Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Fraility, Hospitalizations
- What is tested
- Clinical frailty scale, Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS)
- Sponsor
- Ege University
- Ages
- 65 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Mar 2, 2026 · updated Mar 2, 2026
Registry summary
Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of infection-related mortality in the older population. Traditional severity scores used in emergency departments, such as the Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) and CURB-65, primarily focus on acute physiological derangements and may not adequately capture biological reserve and frailty in older adults. Frailty is a geriatric syndrome reflecting increased vulnerability to stressors and reduced recovery capacity.
This prospective observational cohort study aims to evaluate the predictive value of the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) for in-hospital mortality, 30-day mortality, and morbidity in patients aged 65 years and older presenting to the emergency department with pneumonia. Additionally, the study will assess whether incorporating frailty assessment into existing pneumonia severity scores improves prognostic accuracy.
Sites (1)
- Özge Can, Izmir, Bornova, Turkey (Türkiye)