An Occupational Therapist Fall Prevention Intervention in a Geriatric Primary Care Setting

Fall Accident Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Association Between Fear of Falling and Fall Prevention Interventions Offered by an Occupational Therapist in a Geriatric Primary Care Setting

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03294447
• Other study ID #: 15082105-IRB01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 2015
• Est. completion date: December 2017

Study information

• Verified date: December 2020
• Source: Rush University Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Purpose of the study: To identify if an intervention focused on decreasing fear of falling (FOF) in a geriatric primary care setting implemented by an occupational therapist (OT) has the potential to decrease falls and improve physical, psychological and social factors related to FOF.

The primary research question: Is there an association between fear of falling among geriatric populations and fall prevention interventions that are offered by occupational therapist in a geriatric primary care setting?

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 13
• Est. completion date: December 2017
• Est. primary completion date: December 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• cognitively intact with a score of 29/30 or higher on the Orientation Log (standardized assessment tool)

• living in the community

• English speaking

• had a fall or near fall in the past year

Exclusion Criteria:

• received OT services within the past 2 months

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fall Accident
• Fall, Accidental

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Fall Prevention by the Occupational Therapist
The interventions included education on adaptive equipment for household activities, adaptive equipment for activities of daily living, proper footwear in all environments, proper body mechanics, position changes, home environment set up, high fall risk activities, safety awareness, low vision and home exercises programs. In addition, discussion and education occurred to improve participation in valued occupations.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Geriatric Primary Care Clinic	Chicago	Illinois

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Rush University Medical Center	Western Michigan University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The Change of Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), standardized measure for fear of falling	The outcome measure is the change between the pre FES-I and post FES-I	One Time visit: 30-50 minutes