Prevention of Falls and Injurious Falls Among Elderly People

Accidental Falls Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00247546
• Other study ID #: 02032002
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 1, 2005
• Last updated: October 17, 2006
• Start date: March 2003
• Est. completion date: March 2005

Study information

• Verified date: September 2006
• Source: The Hospital District of Satakunta
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Finland: Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to describe and analyse the effects of multifactorial trial on the incidence of falls and injurious falls and on different risk factors of falling among the home-dwelling aged.

Description:

The aims of the study:

1. To implement a program for the prevention of falls and injurious falls.

2. To describe the structure and activities of the fall prevention program implemented among the aged who are living in their own home, have at least moderate cognitive abilities, have fallen during previous 12 months and are 65 years of age or older. A further aim is to describe the frequency of participation according to age, gender, residence, health and physical condition.

3. To describe the effects of prevention on primary risk factors of falling such as muscle strength, balance, eye sight, medications, depression and home hazards in relation to age, gender, health and physical condition.

4. To describe and assess the effects of prevention on the incidence of falls and injurious falls.

5. To assess the effects of prevention on physical, cognitive and psychosocial functional abilities, quality of life and use of health and social services and deaths.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 592
• Est. completion date: March 2005
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 65 Years to 85 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 65 years of age or older

• home-dweller

• having fallen at least once during the previous 12 months

• at least moderate cognitive abilities (MMSE over 17)

• able to walk 10 metres independently

Exclusion Criteria:

• MMSE under 17

Study Design

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Accidental Falls
• Falls

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Multifactorial prevention

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Finland	The Hospital District of Satakunta	Pori

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The Hospital District of Satakunta

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Finland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Incidence of falls and injurious falls
Secondary	Risk factors of falling
Secondary	Functional abilities
Secondary	Quality of life
Secondary	Use of health and social services
Secondary	Deaths