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NCT03879902 Clinical Trial

The Characteristics of Falls and Its Potential Predictors

Fall Patients Clinical Trial

Official title:
The Characteristics of Falls in Community-dwelling Older Adults in Hong Kong and Its Potential Predictors

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data
NCT number NCT03879902
Other study ID # 2018.076
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date July 20, 2017
Est. completion date November 10, 2020

Study information
Verified date June 2021
Source Chinese University of Hong Kong
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

A prospective study to examine the fall characteristics among elderly faller in Hong Kong and the potential predictors of falls incidence.

Description:

This will be a prospective study. One thousand and five hundred older fallers would be recruited. Baseline assessments would be conducted to examine potential fall risk factors and the fall history. The subjects would be followed up for 1 year for fall incidence. This study conforms to the ethical principles of the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki.

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Completed
Enrollment 2101
Est. completion date November 10, 2020
Est. primary completion date November 10, 2020
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 60 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - aged 60 or older - able to ambulate with a Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) score = 3 - able to walk for = 10 meters - history of falls in the past 12 months - living in the community - able to understand Chinese Exclusion Criteria: - blindness

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Locations
Country Name City State
Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre of Osteoporosis Care and Control Hong Kong

Sponsors (1)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Chinese University of Hong Kong

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Hong Kong, 

Outcome
Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Number of falls Prospective fall data will be collected through telephone follow-up for 1 year. The number of fall during the follow-up period and the circumstances while the falls occur would be recorded. 1 year
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