The Characteristics of Falls and Its Potential Predictors

NCT ID: NCT03879902

Last Updated: 2021-06-07

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

2101 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-07-20

Study Completion Date

2020-11-10

Brief Summary

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A prospective study to examine the fall characteristics among elderly faller in Hong Kong and the potential predictors of falls incidence.

Detailed Description

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This will be a prospective study. One thousand and five hundred older fallers would be recruited. Baseline assessments would be conducted to examine potential fall risk factors and the fall history. The subjects would be followed up for 1 year for fall incidence. This study conforms to the ethical principles of the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki.

Conditions

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Fall Patients

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* aged 60 or older
* able to ambulate with a Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) score ≥ 3
* able to walk for ≥ 10 meters
* history of falls in the past 12 months
* living in the community
* able to understand Chinese

Exclusion Criteria

* blindness
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Chinese University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Timothy Kwok

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Timothy Kwok, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Locations

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre of Osteoporosis Care and Control

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Countries

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Hong Kong

Other Identifiers

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2018.076

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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