Feasibility study into the development of an RCT concerning the prevention of renewed falls after a presentation with a fall-related incident at the Emergency Request without admission.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- a fall-related complaint
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
70 years or older
- Living (Semi) independently (in a sheltered home, completely independently)
- Presented at SEH with a fall-related complaint
- (in the VUmc) to be linked to a trained professional (i.e. living in the vicinity of a trained primary care provider, insured for the required care or willing to pay for this yourself)
Exclusion Criteria
- Admission to a hospital or other healthcare institution
- Restrictive injury
- Unable to give informed consent
- Insufficient command of the Dutch or English language
- Patients who already participate in a fall prevention project Admitted to a care institution (i.e. rehabilitation clinic, care home)
- Patients living outside the Amsterdam region
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method feasibility
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method re-presentation emergency department