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The Geriatric Acute & Post-acute Care Coordination Program for Fall Prevention in the Emergency Department II

NCT04304495 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 197

Last updated 2025-05-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In brief, this K76 study consists of a small open trial to refine the study protocol and train study personnel on study procedures (Aim 1.b.). In Aim 2, we will recruit older adults into a multidisciplinary fall prevention pilot study. Participants will be randomly assigned to usual care with a traditional fall evaluation by an ED clinician (i.e., ED medical staff member) or an intervention. In the intervention, participants will receive an in-ED consultation by a physical therapist and pharmacist to determine reasons for the fall and offer additional education and training. Participants will be provided an Apple Watch to record measures of fitness and falls, if possible, in the following 12 months. Recurrent falls will be measured in twelve-month follow-up.

Conditions

  • Fall

Interventions

OTHER

Fall Prevention

The intervention arm participants will receive a physical therapy and pharmacy consults as well as Apple Watch training and an Apple Watch device to test memory and mobility during the ED visit and during our home visits.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • Apple Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • University of Colorado, Denver

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Elizabeth M Goldberg, MD, ScM · University of Colorado, Denver

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-06
Primary Completion
2025-02-02
Completion
2025-05-02

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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