Examination and Treatment of Elderly After a Fall - Full Text View

Sponsor:	Glostrup University Hospital,Copenhagen
Collaborator:	Ministry of the Interior and Health, Denmark
Information provided by:	Glostrup University Hospital,Copenhagen
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00226486

Purpose

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.

Condition	Intervention
Accidental Falls	Other: multifactorial intervention Other: Usual care

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Randomized, Open Label, Placebo Control, Factorial Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Examination and Treatment of Elderly After a Fall- an Analysis in a Medical Technology Evaluation Perspective

Further study details as provided by Glostrup University Hospital,Copenhagen:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Number of falls and injurious falls in 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures:

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

Enrollment:	392
Study Start Date:	September 2005
Study Completion Date:	March 2008
Primary Completion Date:	March 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental Identification of individual risk factors for falls and specified intervention aimed diminishing these risk factors in the individual.	Other: multifactorial intervention Identification of medical, cardiovascular, physical risk factors for falls; e.g. vision, drug-use, depression, carotid sinus syndrome, orthostatic hypotension, etc. Individual intervention; treatment of disease, drug review, pacemaker, exercises, new glasses, all if indicated.
2: Placebo Comparator Usual care	Other: Usual care No intervention, but ususal care after an accidental fall.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	65 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

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.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00226486

Locations

Denmark
Department of Geriatrics, Amtssygehuset i Glostrup
Glostrup, Denmark, 2600

Sponsors and Collaborators

Glostrup University Hospital,Copenhagen

Ministry of the Interior and Health, Denmark

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Ane B Vind, Dr.

Glostrup University Hospital

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	KA05059
Study First Received:	September 23, 2005
Last Updated:	August 20, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00226486 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Denmark: The Ministry of the Interior and Health

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 22, 2009