Functional outcomes for clinical trials in frail older persons: Time to be moving

William J. Evans; Shalender Bhasin; Elaine Cress; Mark A. Espeland; Luigi Ferrucci; Linda P. Fried; Thomas M. Gill; Marco Pahor; Stephanie Studenski; Jack Guralnik; Susan Nayfield; Sergei Romashkin; Basil A. Eldadah; Richard Suzman; John Haaga; Robert Perlstein; Laurie Burke; Mary Parks

doi:10.1093/gerona/63.2.160

Functional outcomes for clinical trials in frail older persons: Time to be moving

William J. Evans, Shalender Bhasin, Elaine Cress, Mark A. Espeland, Luigi Ferrucci, Linda P. Fried, Thomas M. Gill, Marco Pahor, Stephanie Studenski, Jack Guralnik, Susan Nayfield, Sergei Romashkin, Basil A. Eldadah, Richard Suzman, John Haaga, Robert Perlstein, Laurie Burke, Mary Parks

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Abstract

This is an exciting time with great potential for discovering therapies to improve functional capacity and decrease the high prevalence of frailty and disability in older people. The FDA will need to consider how best to incorporate the geriatric perspective into its mission. Cooperation between aging researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and regulators will be required to establish guidelines for outcome measures for the coming generation of clinical trials in frail older persons. Ultimately, all stakeholders have the same goals: reducing the burden of chronic disease and disability in older persons while avoiding harm.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	160-164
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
Volume	63
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/63.2.160
State	Published - Feb 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Geriatrics and Gerontology

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Evans, W. J., Bhasin, S., Cress, E., Espeland, M. A., Ferrucci, L., Fried, L. P., Gill, T. M., Pahor, M., Studenski, S., Guralnik, J., Nayfield, S., Romashkin, S., Eldadah, B. A., Suzman, R., Haaga, J., Perlstein, R., Burke, L., & Parks, M. (2008). Functional outcomes for clinical trials in frail older persons: Time to be moving. Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 63(2), 160-164. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/63.2.160

Evans, WJ, Bhasin, S, Cress, E, Espeland, MA, Ferrucci, L, Fried, LP, Gill, TM, Pahor, M, Studenski, S, Guralnik, J, Nayfield, S, Romashkin, S, Eldadah, BA, Suzman, R, Haaga, J, Perlstein, R, Burke, L & Parks, M 2008, 'Functional outcomes for clinical trials in frail older persons: Time to be moving', Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 160-164. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/63.2.160

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