Examination and Treatment of Elderly After a Fall

NCT ID: NCT00226486

Last Updated: 2008-08-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

392 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-09-30

Study Completion Date

2008-03-31

Brief Summary

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Falls and injurious falls are common among elderly people. The aim of the study is to test a model of multifactorial fall intervention in a Danish population of elderly sustaining a fall. Focus is on prevention of further falls, patients views on fall prevention and a cost-effectiveness analysis.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Accidental Falls

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Identification of individual risk factors for falls and specified intervention aimed diminishing these risk factors in the individual.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

multifactorial intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Identification of medical, cardiovascular, physical risk factors for falls; e.g. vision, drug-use, depression, carotid sinus syndrome, orthostatic hypotension, etc. Individual intervention; treatment of disease, drug review, pacemaker, exercises, new glasses, all if indicated.

2

Usual care

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Usual care

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention, but ususal care after an accidental fall.

Interventions

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multifactorial intervention

Identification of medical, cardiovascular, physical risk factors for falls; e.g. vision, drug-use, depression, carotid sinus syndrome, orthostatic hypotension, etc. Individual intervention; treatment of disease, drug review, pacemaker, exercises, new glasses, all if indicated.

Intervention Type OTHER

Usual care

No intervention, but ususal care after an accidental fall.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 65 years old or older
* Having been treated in emergency department or submitted to hospital after a fall
* Living in the Glostrup area.

Exclusion Criteria

* Fall due to strong external force, new apoplexia cerebri, epileptic seizure, alcohol intoxication.
* Known cognitive impairment
* Not able to walk prior to fall
* Living in institution
* Planned geriatric intervention.
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ministry of the Interior and Health, Denmark

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Ane B Vind, Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Glostrup University Hospital

Locations

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Department of Geriatrics, Amtssygehuset i Glostrup

Glostrup Municipality, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

References

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Vind AB, Andersen HE, Pedersen KD, Joergensen T, Schwarz P. Effect of a program of multifactorial fall prevention on health-related quality of life, functional ability, fear of falling and psychological well-being. A randomized controlled trial. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2010 Jun;22(3):249-54. doi: 10.1007/BF03324804. Epub 2009 Nov 17.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 19934621 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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KA05059

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id