Status:
RECRUITING
Relation Between Psychoactive Drugs Overdosage and Severity of Falls in Elderly People
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Caen
Conditions:
Fall
Eligibility:
All Genders
75+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
There are many epidemiological data on the relationship between the number or nature of psychoactive medications used and the risk of falling in elderly, but very little on the relationship between th...
Detailed Description
Patients over the age of 75 with at least one psychoactive drugs in their usual treatment will be included in the study in order to assess the severity of their fall and to measure the concentrations ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient (male, female) aged 75 and over admitted to the emergency room for a fall and for whom hospitalization (in geriatrics or not) after going to the emergency room is planned
- Patient consuming at least one psychoactive drug from the list provided in the protocol
- Patient able to move before hospitalization with or without technical assistance
- Patient who signed the consent
- Patient subject to the social security system
Exclusion
- Patient not requiring hospitalization after going to the emergency room
- Patient having fallen for more than 12 hours before inclusion in the study (time of sampling) \[risk of excessive elimination of certain drugs with short half-lives\]
- Parkinsonian patient or patient who has fallen following a convulsive attack
- Patient with a life-threatening prognosis in the very short term (state of shock, palliative care planned from the emergency room)
- Patient in wheelchair or bedridden
- Adult under legal protection, guardianship, curators
- Patient not understanding the French language
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 22 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 30 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
400 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05991037
Start Date
May 22 2024
End Date
May 30 2028
Last Update
July 25 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Caen University Hospital
Caen, France