Status:
COMPLETED
Nursing Homes Study of Fall Risk Assessment Oriented to Intervention
Lead Sponsor:
Fundacio Salut i Envelliment UAB
Collaborating Sponsors:
Fondo de Investigacion Sanitaria
Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología
Conditions:
Accidental Falls
Activities of Daily Living
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to establish the impact of a falls screening questionnaire in the adoption of preventive interventions and eventually in the reduction of falls and its consequences in elder pe...
Detailed Description
Falls are the most frequent accidents in nursing homes, affecting more than a third of residents each year. Up to 10% of fallers require hospitalization or suffer a fracture. Psychological consequence...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- People with or without cognitive impairment living indefinitely in a nursing home place
- Able to walk with or without any kind of help or able to self transfer (as defined in category d420 of the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) without help
- Give their consent (or the legal guardian in case of cognitive impairment).
Exclusion
- Terminal illness (expected death before 6 months).
- Occupying temporarily a nursing home place (convalescence period) or another kind of place(day center, long term care, etc).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
331 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00888953
Start Date
May 1 2009
End Date
April 1 2012
Last Update
June 13 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Fundació Institut Català de l'Envelliment.
Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 08041