An Occupational Therapist Fall Prevention Intervention in a Geriatric Primary Care Setting

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Fall, Accidental; Fall Accident
• Interventions: Behavioral: Fall Prevention by the Occupational Therapist

• Registration Number: NCT03294447
• Lead Sponsor: Rush University Medical Center

Brief Summary

Purpose of the study: To identify if an intervention focused on decreasing fear of falling (FOF) in a geriatric primary care setting implemented by an occupational therapist (OT) has the potential to decrease falls and improve physical, psychological and social factors related to FOF.

The primary research question: Is there an association between fear of falling among geriatric populations and fall prevention interventions that are offered by occupational therapist in a geriatric primary care setting?

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-11
• Primary Completion: 2016-12
• Study First Submitted: 2017-05-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-09-22
• Study First Posted: 2017-09-27
• Study Completion: 2017-12
• Status Verified: 2020-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-12-11
• Last Update Posted: 2020-12-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 13

Inclusion Criteria

• cognitively intact with a score of 29/30 or higher on the Orientation Log (standardized assessment tool)
• living in the community
• English speaking
• had a fall or near fall in the past year

Exclusion Criteria

• received OT services within the past 2 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Fall Prevention Intervention by OT	Fall Prevention by the Occupational Therapist	Fall prevention interventions implemented by an OT in a geriatric primary care setting for a client immediately following the provider visit within the office.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Change of Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), standardized measure for fear of falling	One Time visit: 30-50 minutes	The outcome measure is the change between the pre FES-I and post FES-I

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Geriatric Primary Care Clinic; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States