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Kenosha County Falls Prevention Study

NCT00554437 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 349

Last updated 2023-07-14

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Summary

Intensive falls prevention programs have been shown to be effective in reducing falls; however, a number of practical programs, based in community setting have not been successful at reducing rate of falls. The purpose of this study was to test, in a randomized, controlled trial, the efficacy of this intermediate-intensity, individual, multifactorial model to reduce falls. It was hypothesized that more contacts would lead to greater adherence and efficacy in reducing falls.

Conditions

  • Accidental Falls

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

UW Falls Prevention Program

The intervention model is of a community-based multifactorial intervention that links participants to existing medical care and service networks. The intervention used an algorithm based on the University of Wisconsin Falls Prevention Clinic, designed to identify predisposing factors for falls; induce risk reduction changes in medical conditions, medications, behavior, physical status, and home environment through recommendations to participants and their physicians; and make sure these changes are long-lasting through follow-up and linkages to other care networks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kenosha County Aging and Disability Resource Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jane E Mahoney, MD · University of Wisconsin, Madison

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-05-31
Completion
2004-06-30

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