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Nursing Homes Study of Fall Risk Assessment Oriented to Intervention

NCT00888953 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 331

Last updated 2013-06-13

No results posted yet for this study

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 people living in nursing homes.

Conditions

  • Accidental Falls
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Quality of Life
  • Self-Efficacy

Interventions

OTHER

Fall risk assessment

Assessment of presence of risk factors (previous falls, self efficacy, balance and gait disorders, weakness, daily living impairment, limb pain, foot problems, dizziness, cognitive impairment, vision impairment, depression, urinary incontinence, heart disease, polimedication and consumption of neuroleptics and psychotropic medication)

OTHER

Tailored intervention

Induction of an intervention for each identified risk factor. If is possible the intervention will be directed towards the treatment of the underlying cause.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fondo de Investigacion Sanitaria

    collaborator OTHER

  • Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Fundacio Salut i Envelliment UAB

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Antoni Salvà Casanovas, MD · Fundació Institut Català de l'Envelliment

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-05-31
Primary Completion
2012-04-30
Completion
2012-04-30

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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