Risk Factors for Falls and Fall-related Injuries Associated With Mild Neurocognitive Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title: Risk Factors for Falls and Fall-related Injuries Associated With Mild Neurocognitive Disorders in the Older Canadian Population: A Population-based, Prospective, Longitudinal, Observational Cohort Study

Status Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

This study evaluates the risk for incident falls and fall-related injuries at the onset of neurocognitive disorders in older adults participating in the Canadian Longitudinal Study

Clinical Trial Description

Falls are frequent events in adults over age 65 (up to 30% each year in Canada). They are a major Canadian public health concern, which negatively impacts health and quality of life of fallers, and health care system. Neurocognitive disorders are strongly associated with falls and fall-related injuries.

Several clinical characteristics, identified previously as risk factors for falls in the older population and in older adults with neurocognitive disorders are selected in the Canadian Longitudinal Study On Aging. The performance criteria of different statistical models will be compared for the association of neurocognitive disorders with falls and fall-related injuries. Six linear statistical models (i.e., logistic regression, discriminant analysis, Bayes network algorithm, decision tree, random forest, boosted trees), Factor Mixture Models and two different artificial neural network (i.e., multilayer perceptron and the neuroevolution of augmenting topologies). ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fall Injury
• Neurocognitive Disorders
• Old Age
• Wounds and Injuries

• NCT number: NCT03978650
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Jewish General Hospital
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Start date: July 23, 2019
• Completion date: January 1, 2026