Risk Factors for Falls After Intervention of the Urgent Medical Assistance Service (SAMU) in the Elderly Person at Home — RISING-DOM  

Elderly Clinical Trial

Official title: Impact of an Assessment of Risk Factors for Falls and Personalized Care, on Mortality and Institutionalization, After Intervention of the Urgent Medical Assistance Service (SAMU) in the Elderly Person at Home

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

In this project, the investigators are interested in a particular population, that of elderly subjects who used the SAMU after a fall and who are not hospitalized or are hospitalized less than 24 hours. The scientific literature concerning this population is poor . However, this is a particularly vulnerable population. The Direction of research, studies, evaluation and statistics (DREES) report notes that in 2005 in metropolitan France, 24% of people aged 65 to 75 said they had fallen in the last 12 months. Home falls among seniors may require emergency medical services (EMS).

Clinical Trial Description

The first cause of accidental death in people over 65, the fall often has a pejorative impact on the physical, psychological and quality of life . It is also predictive of entry into an institution.

In this project, the investigators propose to evaluate the patient at home with a Gerontological Assessment Nurse working in collaboration with the attending physician, whenever the fall triggers a call to the SAMU (without hospitalization or with hospitalization of less than 24 hours). In addition to the evaluation, the nurse will propose a personalized intervention plan (PIP) based on targeted and prioritized actions.

The Main objective is to study the effect of a personalized intervention plan (PIP) proposed by a Gerontological Assessment Nurse at home in the elderly who used the SAMU for a fall (with on-site care or hospitalization inferior to 24h), on the delay institutionalization or death before institutionalization compared to standard care. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Elderly

• NCT number: NCT04132544
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University Hospital, Toulouse
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 1, 2019
• Completion date: April 30, 2024