Prevention of fall incidents in patients with a high risk of falling: a multidisciplinary study on the effects of transmural health care compared to usual care
Completed
- Conditions
- Fall incidentsInjury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN11546541
- Lead Sponsor
- VU University Medical Centre (VUMC) (Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 600
Inclusion Criteria
1. Community-dwelling elderly who recently fell (less than 3 months ago)
2. Aged 65 and older
3. Mobile
4. Living in the vicinity of the VU medical centre
Exclusion Criteria
1. Unable to go to the VU medical centre
2. Unable to sign informed consent
3. Unable to complete a questionnaire or interview
4. Fall is caused by a traffic accident
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time to first fall and time to second fall.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Performance on functional lower extremity tests