Does physiotherapy assessment and management of vertigo in people admitted to sub-acute rehabilitation after an injurious fall decrease the rate of falls in the first three months at home after discharge?

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• Conditions: falls; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000052134
• Lead Sponsor: Australian Catholic University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-01-15
• Last Update Posted: 28 January 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

i.Over 50 years of age
ii.Able to provide informed consent, or if MSQ<23, have a carer or family member who is willing and able to provide consent
iii.Rehabilitation admission resulting from an injurious fall
iv.Planned discharge back to home

Exclusion Criteria

i.Intellectual or developmental disability or acquired brain injury such as a stroke
ii.Patients with an MSQ of <23 will not be excluded unless they are unable to appropriately follow single stage commands and/or if they do not have a carer or family member to provide consent on their behalf
iii.Planned discharge to a residential aged care facility

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of patients in each of the three groups who have slips and/or trips and/or falls<br>Groups:<br>1. no vestibular dysfunction identified<br>2. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)<br>3. Peripheral and / or central vestibular dysfunction identified +/- BPPV<br>Number and frequency of slips and/or trips and/or falls during the first three months at home as recorded in a Falls Diary and confirmed during phone call follow-up[three months (13 weeks) after discharge from sub-acute rehabilitation];change in falls risk from discharge (score out of 30) <br>Assessed using the Functional Gait Assessment, a ten-item standardised test of functional mobility with each task individually scored (0-3). Maximum possible score is 30, A score less than 22/30 indicating a risk of falls[three months (13 weeks) after discharge from sub-acute rehabilitation]