Physiotherapist in the Emergency Department

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

155 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-04-06

Study Completion Date

2024-03-14

Brief Summary

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This study aims to evaluate the impact of assessment and early physiotherapy management on the care pathway of the elderly person who falls, their length of stay in hospital and their fall recurrence rate.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Emergencies Fall

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Physiotherapy group

Intervention group with assessment and early physiotherapy

Physiotherapy in the emergency department after a fall

Intervention Type OTHER

Realization of a physiotherapy assessment.

Control group

control group without assessment and physiotherapy in the emergency department

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Physiotherapy in the emergency department after a fall

Realization of a physiotherapy assessment.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients aged 75 and over
2. Patients admitted to emergency for falls.
3. Clinically stable patient who may benefit from a gait assessment or fall risk assessment
4. Patients able to understand the protocol and not verbally object to participation.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with limb fractures requiring surgical treatment
2. Patients under guardianship or curatorship.
3. Patients already included in an interventional research protocol.

Minimum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No