Status:
COMPLETED
The Winchester Falls Project
Lead Sponsor:
Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust
Collaborating Sponsors:
Mid Hampshire Primary Care Trust
Shire
Conditions:
Accidental Falls
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The study aims to determine whether multidisciplinary assessment of community-based patients, who have had at least one previous fall, reduces the rate of further falls and fall-related problems. The ...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND INFORMATION At least one in three people aged sixty five and over are reported to fall in the community each year and in the very elderly this figure is nearer 40 % (1,2). The morbidity an...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Over 65 years
- At least two falls in the year preceding recruitment
Exclusion
- Life expectancy of less than 1 year
- Plans to move from the area within 1 year
- Abbreviated mental test score of less than 7/10
- Non-english speaker without available interpreter
- Nursing home resident
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2001
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
February 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
516 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00130624
Start Date
June 1 2001
End Date
February 1 2005
Last Update
October 5 2005
Active Locations (1)
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Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom, SO22 5DG