GAPcare Fall Prevention Pilot Survey

Fall Clinical Trial

Official title:

GAPcare: The Geriatric Acute and Post-acute Care Coordination Program - Pilot Survey

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03076593
• Other study ID #: UEMF0010
• Status: Completed
• Start date: February 14, 2017
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: September 2021
• Source: Rhode Island Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

GAPcare (Geriatric Acute & Post-acute Care Coordination Program for Fall Prevention) is an early stage investigation that surveys older adults who present to the Emergency Department for any illness to determine the feasibility of an Emergency Department (ED)-based multidisciplinary intervention for preventing recurrent falls in older adults. In this observational study, older adults will be approached during routine clinical care in the ED and asked about prior falls, prior experiences having falls treated in the inpatient and outpatient setting, and the investigators will solicit feedback on potential improvement to care in the ED setting for falls.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 82
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: May 30, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Study inclusion criteria for GAPcare

• Adult 65 years-old or older

• Able to communicate in English

• No cognitive impairment (=4 on SIS)

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to give informed consent due to intoxication or altered mental status

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fall

Intervention

Other:
• Exposure: Fall
Participants will be asked about prior falls

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Rhode Island Hospital	Providence	Rhode Island

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Rhode Island Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Feasibility of enrollment	The investigators will assess the number of patients who were screened and enrolled at the study site	at study enrollment
Secondary	Type of preventative services offered after a prior fall	Participant will be asked what services they were provided after prior falls.	at study enrollment
Secondary	Satisfaction with prior Emergency Department evaluations after a fall using a likert scale	Participant will be asked about their satisfaction with prior fall assessments in the ED.	at study enrollment
Secondary	Feedback on prior fall evaluations	Participants will give free-text feedback on their perception of the quality of prior outpatient and inpatient fall care	at study enrollment