Examination and Treatment of Elderly After a Fall

Accidental Falls Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00226486
• Other study ID #: KA05059
• 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

• Accidental Falls

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