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ALERT-ED: Awareness and Linkage to Resources for At-Risk Emergency Department Patients

NCT07028463 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20700

Last updated 2026-05-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Falls are the leading reason for injury-related emergency department (ED) visits in older adults with high rates of ED revisits for falls. Evidence-based fall prevention programs can reduce falls by 30%, but older adults commonly describe limited awareness of resources. Currently, all UCHealth ED patients receive fall risk screening on ED arrival, but patients are rarely made aware of their screening results or referred to resources. To address this gap, our team developed ALERT-ED, an intervention where study patients receive automated notification of fall risk screening results and referral via Livi to evidence-based fall prevention programs near their homes. If ALERT-ED is successful, we will demonstrate that UCHealth can improve patient health via pragmatic, automated notification of screening results and referral to resources. Although we designed ALERT-ED to intervene on fall risk in EDs, the intervention could be used for other health concerns central to UCHealth's mission including for patients seeking care for transplants, cancer, brain health, or orthopedic concerns.

Conditions

  • High Fall Risk

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

ALERT-ED

Patient receives link to the Livi Chatbot in After Visit Summary

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Colorado, Denver

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-19
Primary Completion
2027-03-31
Completion
2027-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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