Longitudinal Outcome in a Veterans Geriatric Multifactorial Falls Assessment Clinic

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Aging

• Registration Number: NCT02356211
• Lead Sponsor: Powers, James S., M.D.

Brief Summary

Objective To reduce subsequent falls following Multifactorial Falls Assessment Design: Prospective Case Control

Population: Frail elderly Veteran outpatient population referred for falls assessment

Methods: Prospective controlled trial of Geriatric Multifactorial Falls Assessment Clinic patients followed for 1 year and outcomes compared to Acute Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) Inpatient Unit discharge control group.

Detailed Description

We designed a prospective controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of outpatient falls assessment and treatment for community-dwelling frail elderly patients with history of falls referred to an active management Geriatric Multifactorial Falls Assessment Clinic with a control group of patients discharged from an Acute Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) Inpatient Unit during the same time period, but who were not specifically referred for falls assessment. We hypothesized that a population of frail elderly referred by their primary care physicians and who reported for evaluation to a Geriatric Multifactorial Falls Assessment Clinic would show a reduction in falls compared to controls, when provided a time-limited consult evaluation with active follow-up for 1 year.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-08
• Study First Submitted: 2015-01-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-02-04
• Study First Posted: 2015-02-05
• Primary Completion: 2017-01
• Study Completion: 2017-01
• Results First Submitted: 2017-01-13
• Results First Submitted QC: 2018-08-27
• Results First Posted: 2019-01-31
• Status Verified: 2020-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-03-02
• Last Update Posted: 2020-03-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 109

Inclusion Criteria

• Community-dwelling frail elderly with history of fall

Exclusion Criteria

• Severe dementia

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Participants Who Experienced Falls	12 months	Number of participants who experienced falls in 12 months, based on self-recall and telephone interview.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

TVHS Nashville Campus; 🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States