Falls Prevention in Acute Care Hospital (PRECEPT)

January 21, 2010 updated by: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Falls Prevention Program in Acute Care Hospital

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a multifactorial falls prevention program in an acute internal medicine ward.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

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

  • Switzerland
    • Vaud
      • Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland, 1011
        • Service of internal medicine, CHUV

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • all patients admitted to internal medicine ward

Exclusion Criteria:

  • none

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?

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Usual care
Other: No falls prevention intervention
Experimental: Falls prevention
Other: Multifactorial falls prevention program

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
falls rate
Time Frame: 2 years
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

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 Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 21, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 21, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

January 22, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 22, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 21, 2010

Last Verified

January 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SQO150

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