Preventing falls in older people after discharge from hospital as a result of a fall

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Falls; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001326583
• Lead Sponsor: Royal District Nursing Service Institute

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-12-03
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1. People aged 65 years and over;
2. Hospitalised for a fall;
3. Discharged home from an acute care hospital (or < 1 week in sub-acute care) within metropolitan Melbourne;
4. Deemed medically fit to participate; and
5. New or existing RDNS clientele.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Weight bearing restrictions on discharge;
2. Medically unstable;
3. Terminal stage of an illness;
4. Rehabilitative, Geriatric Evaluation and Management Unit, or transition care hospital stay; and/or
5. Referred to specific falls prevention services post discharge.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health-related quality of life as measured on AQoL-8D[Six months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rate of falls as measured by self-report by participant on study calendar, followed up with a phone call by research staff each month[Six months];Falls risk as measured by a physiotherapist on the FROP-Com assessment tool (13 sections covering key risk factors)[Six months];Dynamic balance assessed by Timed Up and Go Test[Six months];Exposure to anticholinergic and sedative medication as measured on the Drug Burden Index[Six months];Static balance assessed by Four Test Balance Scale[Six months];Independence in functional activity as measured on the Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living Scale[Six months];Strength of lower limbs as measured with the Sit to Stand Test[Six months];Fear of falling as measured on the Falls Efficacy Scale - International [Six months]