Prevention of Falls in the Elderly Population

NCT ID: NCT03614897

Last Updated: 2024-07-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

43 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-02-09

Study Completion Date

2020-01-22

Brief Summary

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An educational intervention will be utilized to improve care following guidelines for treating individuals at risk of falling. A survey will be administered to providers pre and post education.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Accidental Falls

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Education

Providers participating in education related to guidelines for treating patients at risk of falling

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Education on guidelines for care of individuals at risk of falling

Interventions

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Education

Education on guidelines for care of individuals at risk of falling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Primary care providers in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine

Exclusion Criteria

* Providers in outlying clinics
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The Guthrie Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Alicia Harbison, DO

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Guthrie Clinic

Sheela Prabhu, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Guthrie Clinic

Locations

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Guthrie Medical Group

Sayre, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Harbison AJ, Prabhu S. Causation and Treatment Algorithms for Elderly Patients who have Fallen in the Twin Tiers. Cureus. 2019 Dec 30;11(12):e6513. doi: 10.7759/cureus.6513.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32025432 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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1712-62

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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