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NCT01279525 Clinical Trial

Intervention to Reduce Falls Incidence

Patient Fall Clinical Trial

— EPICA  

Official title:
EFFECTIVENESS OF A MULTIFACTORIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM TO REDUCE FALLS INCIDENCE AMONG COMMUNITY-LIVING ELDERLY PEOPLE

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data
NCT number NCT01279525
Other study ID # 279/03
Secondary ID PI-279/03
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received January 18, 2011
Last updated January 18, 2011
Start date January 2005
Est. completion date January 2011

Study information
Verified date January 2011
Source Andalusian Regional Ministry of Health
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Spain: Ethics Committee Regional for Clinical Trials. Andalucia health counseling board
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention program to prevent falls among the elderly as compared to a brief intervention.

Description:

The objective of this research is to verify if a simple multifactorial intervention program that is applicable in PC settings is more effective to decrease fall incidence than a brief advice for community-living people aged 70 or older.

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Completed
Enrollment 404
Est. completion date January 2011
Est. primary completion date
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Both
Age group 70 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients residing in the community

Exclusion Criteria:

- to be institutionalized

- Immobilized or bedridden

- Present a terminal disease or severe psychiatric illness

- Have contraindications to physical exercise

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Intervention

Device:
• multifactorial
individual advice, information leaflet, physical exercise workshop and home visits

Locations
Country Name City State
Spain Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria Cordoba

Sponsors (3)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Andalusian Regional Ministry of Health Andalusian Society of Family Medicine, Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome
Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary fall incidence rate
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