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Implementation of a Multifactorial Falls Prevention Intervention in Older Community-dWElling peRsons

NCT06105437 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 550

Last updated 2026-03-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Approximately 24 to 40% community-dwelling older persons fall annually, of which 21 to 45% fall recurrently. Many factors contribute to the risk of falling, such as mobility impairment, medication use, environmental issues and risk behavior. Falls are associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality and often lead to physical and psychosocial consequences. Falls and related injuries have a huge economic impact on society. Given its proven efficacy as shown by controlled trials, multifactorial falls prevention interventions are recommended as primary strategy. However, poor implementation in daily clinical practice leads to inconclusive results on clinical outcomes. Several studies show that implementation, effectiveness and context are linked. Context is a critical concept to understand variation in implementation and clinical outcomes. Therefore, it is necessary to comprehensively understand the context prior to implementation.To date, the context and tailored implementation are neglected in the majority of falls prevention research. Given this, this Belgian study aims to Enhance the uptake and the Effectiveness of a Multifactorial falls Prevention intervention in Older community-dWElling peRsons (BE-EMPOWERed).

Conditions

  • Falls Prevention
  • Implementation
  • Older People

Interventions

OTHER

BE-EMPOWERed program

The BE-EMPOWERed program entails a group program for older people, workshops for healthcare professionals and a 6-steps implementation plan for primary care areas. The group program for older people is based on the main principles of the Australian multifactorial falls prevention program 'Stepping On'. The workshops for healthcare professionals focus on the multifactorial falls prevention approach, reimbursement of healthcare costs, referrals to other healthcare professionals and motivational interviewing. The Implementation plan consists of 6-steps: 1. enable support, 2. map baseline situation, 3. define objectives and priorities, 4. plan implementation, 5. implementation and 6. evaluation, adjust and work towards sustainability. Last, to support the primary care areas, implementation facilitators were trained.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Flemish Agency for Care and Health

    collaborator OTHER

  • KU Leuven

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-01
Primary Completion
2025-05-31
Completion
2025-05-31

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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