Effect of Physiotherapy in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department After a Fall. A Brief Intervention Focusing on Patient Reported Outcomes
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 104
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in short International Falls efficacy scale (sFES-I)
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of this monocentric, block-randomized, controlled, open-label, parallel-group study is to assess whether patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with a fall within the past 7 days would benefit from a physiotherapy intervention, as compared to patients without physiotherapy intervention at the time of ED presentation. Primary objective of this study is to assess "fear of falling" 7 days after ED presentation with versus without a physiotherapy intervention.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 —（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Written informed consent
- •History of falls within the last 7 days
- •Presentation to the ED of the University Hospital Basel
排除标准
- •Inpatient disposition after ED work-up
- •Immobilizing fractures of the lower extremities
- •Inability or contraindications to undergo the investigated intervention or follow the study procedures, e.g. due to certain neurological disorders (such as parkinsonism, hemiplegia, severe multiple sclerosis), language problems, psychological disorders, cognitive impairment
- •Prior enrolment in this trial
结局指标
主要结局
Change in short International Falls efficacy scale (sFES-I)
时间窗: At Day 0 and Day 7 ± 7 days
Change in the fear of falling between groups at day 7, measured by the short International Falls efficacy scale (sFES-I). It is a 7-item questionnaire where individuals are instructed to score their concern of falling during an activity on a 4 point Likert scale with 1 as not concerned at all and 4 as very concerned. The item scores are summed up to obtain a total, with a higher score indicating a higher fear of falling.
次要结局
- Occurence of falls(Day 7 ± 7 days, Day 21 ± 3 days, Day 42 ± 3 days)
- Feasibility of the intervention(At Day 0)
- Change in short International Falls efficacy scale (sFES-I)(At Day 0, Day 7 ± 7 days, Day 21 ± 3 days, Day 42 ± 3 days)
- Utilization of medical resources(Day 7 ± 7 days, Day 21 ± 3 days, Day 42 ± 3 days)
- Satisfaction with ED work-up(Day 7 ± 7 days)
- Objective functional levels in the intervention group(At Day 0 and Day 7 ± 7 days)