Prevention of Falls in the Elderly Population
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Education
- Registration Number
- NCT03614897
- Lead Sponsor
- The Guthrie Clinic
- 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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 43
Inclusion Criteria
- Primary care providers in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine
Exclusion Criteria
- Providers in outlying clinics
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Education Education Providers participating in education related to guidelines for treating patients at risk of falling
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Mean Survey Score for Providers' Self-reported View on Vitamin Deficiency as a Cause of Falls 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.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Guthrie Medical Group
🇺🇸Sayre, Pennsylvania, United States