Influence of Cognition and Gait on Falls

Accidental Falls Clinical Trial

— ICGF  

Official title:

Predicting Falls Among Institutionalized and Non-institutionalized Older Adults: The Role of Cognition and Gait Speed

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02700672
• Other study ID #: Falls&Cognition&Gait
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 7, 2016
• Last updated: March 2, 2016
• Start date: January 2013
• Est. completion date: March 2013

Study information

• Verified date: March 2016
• Source: Federal University of São Paulo
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The study analyses if cognition and gait speed can predict falls in a community-dwelling people and ambulant long term care residents

Description:

Falls are some of the most common events among elderly people. The odds of recurrent falls increase every year, which can cause impairment in basic activities of daily living, social isolation, fear of falling again and death. The aim of the present study is to analyze the role of cognition and gait speed as predictors to falls in institutionalized and non-institutionalized elderly people.

Methods:Twenty-five individuals living in a long-term care facility and 25 non-institutionalized individuals participated in the study. A questionnaire about their history of falls, tests to evaluate cognition (global and executive function) and a pedometer with an accelerometer to measure kinematic variables were applied.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: March 2013
• Est. primary completion date: February 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• People who could walk with or without ambulation devices

• Mini-Mental State Examination score according to schooling

Exclusion Criteria:

• Terminal illnesses

• Bedridden

• Unable to see or hear

• Use of benzodiazepines

Study Design

Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Accidental Falls

Intervention

Other:
• Observational study
Observational study: kinematic variables, falls and executive function were analyzed

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Federal University of São Paulo

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Cognitive predictor of falls assessed with the Mini-Mental State Examination	To measure cognitive predictor will be used Mini-Mental State Examination	falls on past 12 months	No
Secondary	Executive function predictor of falls assessed with the Wisconsin Card Sort Test	To measure executive function will be used Wisconsin Card Sort Test	falls on past 12 months	No
Secondary	Gait speed predictor of falls assessed with an accelerometer	To measure gait speed will be used an accelerometer	falls on past 12 months	No