Examination and Treatment of Elderly After a Fall

August 20, 2008 updated by: Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen

Examination and Treatment of Elderly After a Fall- an Analysis in a Medical Technology Evaluation Perspective

Falls and injurious falls are common among elderly people. The aim of the study is to test a model of multifactorial fall intervention in a Danish population of elderly sustaining a fall. Focus is on prevention of further falls, patients views on fall prevention and a cost-effectiveness analysis.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

392

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Denmark
      • Glostrup, Denmark, 2600
        • Department of Geriatrics, Amtssygehuset i Glostrup

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

65 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 65 years old or older
  • Having been treated in emergency department or submitted to hospital after a fall
  • Living in the Glostrup area.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Fall due to strong external force, new apoplexia cerebri, epileptic seizure, alcohol intoxication.
  • Known cognitive impairment
  • Not able to walk prior to fall
  • Living in institution
  • Planned geriatric intervention.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: 2
Usual care
Other: Usual care
No intervention, but ususal care after an accidental fall.
Experimental: 1
Identification of individual risk factors for falls and specified intervention aimed diminishing these risk factors in the individual.
Other: multifactorial intervention
Identification of medical, cardiovascular, physical risk factors for falls; e.g. vision, drug-use, depression, carotid sinus syndrome, orthostatic hypotension, etc. Individual intervention; treatment of disease, drug review, pacemaker, exercises, new glasses, all if indicated.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Number of falls and injurious falls in 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Mortality
Fear of falling
Health related Quality of Life
Dependence
Use of hospital, primary care etc.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen

Collaborators

Ministry of the Interior and Health, Denmark

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ane B Vind, Dr., Glostrup University Hospital

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 23, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 26, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 27, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 21, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 20, 2008

Last Verified

August 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • KA05059

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