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Public Health Concerns of Elderly Fallers and Non-fallers in a Community

NCT ID: NCT02177968

Last Updated: 2014-06-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-08-31

Study Completion Date

2012-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence and the characterization of health of elderly fallers and non-fallers in the southeastern community of Brazil in the state of São Paulo.

Detailed Description

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The population consisted of 638 elderly individuals enrolled and attended by the teams of the Family Health Strategy in the city of Araraquara, São Paulo state. The sample was selected in a systematic way, considering the order of micro-areas, 1-7, which 10% sampling error, 15% rate answer. To this, instruments were used based SABE Study, Health Wellbeing and Aging modified, and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), short version.

Conditions

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Accidental Falls Aging

Keywords

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fall elderly characteristics

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Elderly fallers or non-fallers

characteristics of these groups

descriptive analysis of characteristics

Intervention Type OTHER

comparison between elderly fallers and non-fallers

Interventions

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descriptive analysis of characteristics

comparison between elderly fallers and non-fallers

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* People aged 60 years and over

Exclusion Criteria

* Vestibular alteration
* Postoperative requiring continuous home
* Low vision or complete blind
* Bedridden
* Empty house
* Subjects without registration at the health family unity
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Sao Paulo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Luciana Paludetti Zubieta Traldi

Department Social Medicine's Master

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Luciana PZ Traldi, research

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Educação Permanente, Prefeitura Municipal de Araraquara

Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

Other Identifiers

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HCRP9879/2011

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id