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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00217360
RCT to Reduce Further Falls and Injuries for Older Fallers Presenting to an Emergency Department
RCT to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Targeted and Personalised Multifactorial Program to Reduce Further Falls and Injuries for Community-Dwelling Older Fallers Presenting to and Being Discharged Directly From an Emergency Department.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Older people presenting to an Emergency Department (ED) following a fall have high injury and hospitalisation rates. They are also at high risk of further falls and other adverse outcomes. However, there is currently limited available evidence to inform best practice.
The primary aim of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of a targeted multi-factor intervention in improving health and well being of older people who present to an ED after a fall. It also aims to identify those within this high-risk population most likely to benefit from the intervention program.
Approximately 800 people aged 60 years and over will be invited to participate at the Emergency Department from the end of September 2002. Those who are eligible to participate will have a falls risk assessment in their own home and will be required to complete a falls diary for 12 months. There is a 50/50 chance (random allocation) that participants will receive an individualised falls prevention program.
The duration of a falls risk assessment is up to 2 hours and there is no cost involved. Participation in the research program will not affect routine management from the Emergency Department.
Becoming a participant may lessen the risk of having another fall and help others as well.
Study Type
Enrollment
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Irene Blackberry, MB, PhD
- Phone Number: 83872614
- Email: i.blackberry@nari.unimelb.edu.au
Study Locations
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Victoria
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3052
- Recruiting
- National Ageing Research Institute
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Contact:
- John Barlow, PhD
- Phone Number: 83872305
- Email: j.barlow@nari.unimelb.edu.au
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- presenting to the Emergency Department with the primary cause of presentation being a fall; aged 60 years or older;
- discharged directly home following emergency care; living in the community or a retirement village; willing to take part in the study;
- able to provide informed consent or has consent provided by a third party; able to comply with simple instructions;
- able to walk independently indoors with or without a gait aid.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
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To evaluate the effectiveness of a customised multifactorial intervention in reducing falls and falls related injury rates, compared to "usual care".
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
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To accurately identify the circumstances, contributory factors and consequences of falls for older people presenting to Emergency Departments following a fall.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention program in improving secondary health and well-being measures, including physical, psychological (fear of falling, depression), and quality of life indices.
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To identify the physical, functional, and cognitive (executive function) parameters most strongly associated with good outcomeTo conduct an economic evaluation of the interventions and outcomes.
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To provide guidelines for future management of high risk older people presenting to Emergency departments.
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Keith D Hill, PhD, National Ageing Research Institute
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Study Completion
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- HREC 2001.034
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