Kenosha County Falls Prevention Study

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

349 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-05-31

Study Completion Date

2004-06-30

Brief Summary

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Intensive falls prevention programs have been shown to be effective in reducing falls; however, a number of practical programs, based in community setting have not been successful at reducing rate of falls. The purpose of this study was to test, in a randomized, controlled trial, the efficacy of this intermediate-intensity, individual, multifactorial model to reduce falls. It was hypothesized that more contacts would lead to greater adherence and efficacy in reducing falls.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Accidental Falls

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Intermediate-intensity, community-based, multifactorial falls intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

UW Falls Prevention Program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention model is of a community-based multifactorial intervention that links participants to existing medical care and service networks. The intervention used an algorithm based on the University of Wisconsin Falls Prevention Clinic, designed to identify predisposing factors for falls; induce risk reduction changes in medical conditions, medications, behavior, physical status, and home environment through recommendations to participants and their physicians; and make sure these changes are long-lasting through follow-up and linkages to other care networks.

2

Occupational therapist home safety evaluation

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

UW Falls Prevention Program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention model is of a community-based multifactorial intervention that links participants to existing medical care and service networks. The intervention used an algorithm based on the University of Wisconsin Falls Prevention Clinic, designed to identify predisposing factors for falls; induce risk reduction changes in medical conditions, medications, behavior, physical status, and home environment through recommendations to participants and their physicians; and make sure these changes are long-lasting through follow-up and linkages to other care networks.

Interventions

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UW Falls Prevention Program

The intervention model is of a community-based multifactorial intervention that links participants to existing medical care and service networks. The intervention used an algorithm based on the University of Wisconsin Falls Prevention Clinic, designed to identify predisposing factors for falls; induce risk reduction changes in medical conditions, medications, behavior, physical status, and home environment through recommendations to participants and their physicians; and make sure these changes are long-lasting through follow-up and linkages to other care networks.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* aged 65 and older
* a history of two falls in the previous year or one fall in the previous two years with injury or gait and balance problems
* independently living in Kenosha County

Exclusion Criteria

* unable to give informed consent with no related caregiver in the home
* enrolled in hospice
* living in an assisted-living facility
* expecting to move away permanently from the area

Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No