Prevention of Falls in the Elderly Population

The Guthrie Clinic1 site in 1 country43 target enrollmentFebruary 9, 2018

ConditionsAccidental Falls

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Accidental Falls
Sponsor: The Guthrie Clinic
Enrollment: 43
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Change in Mean Survey Score for Providers' Self-reported View on Vitamin Deficiency as a Cause of Falls
Status: Completed
Last Updated: last year

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

An educational intervention will be utilized to improve care following guidelines for treating individuals at risk of falling. A survey will be administered to providers pre and post education.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

February 9, 2018

End Date

January 22, 2020

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Single Group

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

The Guthrie Clinic

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Primary care providers in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine

Exclusion Criteria

•Providers in outlying clinics

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Mean Survey Score for Providers' Self-reported View on Vitamin Deficiency as a Cause of Falls

Time Frame: 1year

Absolute change in mean survey score before and after education for providers' view on vitamin D deficiency as a cause of falls. The scale is a likert scale from 1-5: 1 important, 2 somewhat important, 3 neither important nor important, 4 somewhat important, 5 unimportant.