Examination and Treatment of Elderly After a Fall - Tabular View

Tracking Information

First Received Date ^ICMJE

September 23, 2005

Last Updated Date

August 20, 2008

Start Date ^ICMJE

September 2005

Primary Completion Date

March 2008 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Number of falls and injurious falls in 12 months

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Number og falls and injurous falls in 12 months

Change History

Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00226486 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site

Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Health related Quality of Life
Fear of falling
Dependence
Use of hospital, primary care etc.
Mortality

Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Healthrelated Quality of Life
Fear of falling
Dependence
Use of hospital, primary care etc.
Mortality

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^ICMJE

Examination and Treatment of Elderly After a Fall

Official Title ^ICMJE

Examination and Treatment of Elderly After a Fall- an Analysis in a Medical Technology Evaluation Perspective

Brief Summary

Falls and injurious falls are common among elderly people. The aim of the study is to test a model of multifactorial fall intervention in a Danish population of elderly sustaining a fall. Focus is on prevention of further falls, patients views on fall prevention and a cost-effectiveness analysis.

Detailed Description

Study Phase

Study Type ^ICMJE

Interventional

Study Design ^ICMJE

Prevention, Randomized, Open Label, Placebo Control, Factorial Assignment, Efficacy Study

Condition ^ICMJE

Accidental Falls

Intervention ^ICMJE

Other: multifactorial intervention
Other: Usual care

Study Arms / Comparison Groups

Experimental: Identification of individual risk factors for falls and specified intervention aimed diminishing these risk factors in the individual.
Placebo Comparator: Usual care

Publications *

* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^ICMJE

Completed

Enrollment ^ICMJE

392

Completion Date

March 2008

Primary Completion Date

March 2008 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria:

65 years old or older
Having been treated in emergency department or submitted to hospital after a fall
Living in the Glostrup area.

Exclusion Criteria:

Fall due to strong external force, new apoplexia cerebri, epileptic seizure, alcohol intoxication.
Known cognitive impairment
Not able to walk prior to fall
Living in institution
Planned geriatric intervention.

Gender

Both

Ages

65 Years and older

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Contacts ^ICMJE

Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects

Location Countries ^ICMJE

Denmark

Administrative Information

NCT ID ^ICMJE

NCT00226486

Responsible Party

Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE

KA05059

Study Sponsor ^ICMJE

Glostrup University Hospital,Copenhagen

Collaborators ^ICMJE

Ministry of the Interior and Health, Denmark

Investigators ^ICMJE

Principal Investigator:

Ane B Vind, Dr.

Glostrup University Hospital

Information Provided By

Glostrup University Hospital,Copenhagen

Verification Date

August 2008

^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP