Preventing further falls and functional decline among elderly persons presented to the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department with a fall: randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Falls; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning

• Registration Number: ISRCTN64716113
• Lead Sponsor: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (The Netherlands)

Brief Summary

2005 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15651990 Protocol 2008 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18816381/ process evaluation (added 26/02/2021) 2008 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18400123/ results (added 26/02/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2004-02-01
• Study Start: 2004-10-11
• Last Update Posted: 13 September 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 328

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 65 years or older
2. Community-dwelling
3. Having visited the A&E department or GP cooperative at the University Hospital Maastricht with consequences resulting from a fall
4. Living in Maastricht or its surroundings

Exclusion Criteria

1. Not able to speak or understand Dutch
2. Not able to complete questionnaires or interviews by telephone
3. Cognitive impairment (a score of less than 4 on the Abbreviated Mental Test 4 (AMT 4)
4. Long-term admission to a hospital or other institution (more than four weeks from the date of inclusion)
5. Permanently bedridden
6. Fully dependent on a wheelchair

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified