The Characteristics of Falls and Its Potential Predictors

June 4, 2021 updated by: Timothy Kwok, Chinese University of Hong Kong

The Characteristics of Falls in Community-dwelling Older Adults in Hong Kong and Its Potential Predictors

A prospective study to examine the fall characteristics among elderly faller in Hong Kong and the potential predictors of falls incidence.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

This will be a prospective study. One thousand and five hundred older fallers would be recruited. Baseline assessments would be conducted to examine potential fall risk factors and the fall history. The subjects would be followed up for 1 year for fall incidence. This study conforms to the ethical principles of the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

2101

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

  • Hong Kong
      • Hong Kong, Hong Kong
        • The Chinese University of Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre of Osteoporosis Care and Control

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

60 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Community-dwelling older adults with fall history

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • aged 60 or older
  • able to ambulate with a Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) score ≥ 3
  • able to walk for ≥ 10 meters
  • history of falls in the past 12 months
  • living in the community
  • able to understand Chinese

Exclusion Criteria:

  • blindness

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of falls
Time Frame: 1 year
Prospective fall data will be collected through telephone follow-up for 1 year. The number of fall during the follow-up period and the circumstances while the falls occur would be recorded.
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Chinese University of Hong Kong

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 (Actual)

July 20, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 10, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

November 10, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 24, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 14, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

March 19, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 7, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 4, 2021

Last Verified

June 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2018.076

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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