Prevention of Falls and Injurious Falls Among Elderly People
NCT ID: NCT00247546
Last Updated: 2006-10-18
Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
592 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2003-03-31
2005-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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1. To implement a program for the prevention of falls and injurious falls.
2. To describe the structure and activities of the fall prevention program implemented among the aged who are living in their own home, have at least moderate cognitive abilities, have fallen during previous 12 months and are 65 years of age or older. A further aim is to describe the frequency of participation according to age, gender, residence, health and physical condition.
3. To describe the effects of prevention on primary risk factors of falling such as muscle strength, balance, eye sight, medications, depression and home hazards in relation to age, gender, health and physical condition.
4. To describe and assess the effects of prevention on the incidence of falls and injurious falls.
5. To assess the effects of prevention on physical, cognitive and psychosocial functional abilities, quality of life and use of health and social services and deaths.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
SINGLE_GROUP
PREVENTION
NONE
Interventions
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Multifactorial prevention
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* home-dweller
* having fallen at least once during the previous 12 months
* at least moderate cognitive abilities (MMSE over 17)
* able to walk 10 metres independently
Exclusion Criteria
65 Years
85 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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The Hospital District of Satakunta
OTHER
Principal Investigators
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Sirkka-Liisa Kivelä, Professor
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
The Hospital District of Satakunta
Locations
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The Hospital District of Satakunta
Pori, , Finland
Countries
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References
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Salminen M, Vahlberg T, Kivela SL. The long-term effect of a multifactorial fall prevention programme on the incidence of falls requiring medical treatment. Public Health. 2009 Dec;123(12):809-13. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.10.018.
Other Identifiers
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02032002
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id