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Administrative data

NCT number NCT00226486
Other study ID # KA05059
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received September 23, 2005
Last updated August 20, 2008
Start date September 2005
Est. completion date March 2008

Study information

Verified date August 2008
Source Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Denmark: Ministry of Health
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 392
Est. completion date March 2008
Est. primary completion date March 2008
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 65 Years and older
Eligibility 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 Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

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.
Usual care
No intervention, but ususal care after an accidental fall.

Locations

Country Name City State
Denmark Department of Geriatrics, Amtssygehuset i Glostrup Glostrup

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen Ministry of the Interior and Health, Denmark

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Number of falls and injurious falls in 12 months
Secondary Health related Quality of Life
Secondary Fear of falling
Secondary Dependence
Secondary Use of hospital, primary care etc.
Secondary Mortality
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