Status:
UNKNOWN
Falling Risks in Elderly Adults : a Prospective Cohort Study
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital Donación Francisco Santojanni
Conditions:
Fall
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Brief Summary
Introduction: the prevalence of falls in adults aged 65 years or older living in the community is 30%, being the second cause of accidental fatal injury and the fifth cause of death. About 20 to 30% o...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients of 65 years or more treated at the Physical Therapy outpatient consult of the " Hospital Francisco Santojanni" that they walk at least inside their home and have signed informed consent
Exclusion
- patients who walk with partial body weight load
- patients using a lower limb immobilization device
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 15 2017
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 15 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
600 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03361059
Start Date
March 15 2017
End Date
August 15 2018
Last Update
May 23 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Hospital Donación Francisco Santojanni
Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aire, Buenos Aires, Argentina, C1408INH